U.N. looks to business to cut aid bill for refugees in East Africa
"Being a refugee is not a reason for being unsuccessful in business and life," entrepreneur at Kakuma refugee camp
U.N. food agency says 14 mln face hunger in southern Africa
Worst-affected country is Malawi, where 2.8 million people or 16 percent of population are expected to go hungry
New app to help police in Kenya to jail child rapists
One in three Kenyan girls experience sexual violence before the age of 18, government data shows
Cholera strikes 500 in Kenyan refugee camp amid heavy rains
MSF warns epidemic could worsen due to heavy rains
U.S. spending bill does not block climate fund payment
U.S. State Department will be able to deliver its first payment of $500 million to U.N. Green Climate Fund
Protests in Ethiopia leave at least five dead, possibly many more
Protesters oppose government plan they say involves land grabbing of farmland near the capital city
In education push, Tanzania to punish parents of children out of school
"Causing a child to drop from school for any reason is a criminal offence", and from January, errant parents will be fined
As hate speech fears grow, Kenya sets 2017 elections date
Hate speech is banned to prevent repeat of 2007 post-election violence, but politicians often blamed for stirring ethnic animosity
Somali novelist Nuruddin Farah looks at family torn apart by Islamist bombing
Nuruddin Farah's latest novel explores religious conservatism, and the scant attention paid to victims of Islamist attacks in Somalia
In Ethiopia, millions face weather-related food shortages, aid group says
Fields growing sorghum, maze and teff have dried up due to a strong El Nino