Alexander BesantNovember 3, 2012 13:06

Uganda said that it would be withdrawing its peacekeepers from Somalia Saturday after the UN accused the country of supporting rebels in Congo.

Mali: African leaders meet to plan intervention on Mali crisis

News DeskOctober 20, 2012 09:48

With the Mali crisis deepening, African leaders met Friday to discuss ways in which to take back the country's northern half from Al Qaeda-linked militants.

Libyan Prime Minister dismissed with no-confidence vote

Kaitlin FunaroOctober 7, 2012 17:53

Abushagur submitted plans for the establishment of 10 ministries, among them defense, interior and justice.

China to invest in African gold

Matthew Boesler, Business InsiderAugust 16, 2012 15:42

Barrick Gold, the world's biggest gold producer, announced today that they are in talks to sell the 74 percent stake in its African mining business to China National Gold Group Corporation, a state-owned enterprise in China, via a statement on its website.

Boy drowned in boiling water and mother raped in violent family murder

Ellen ConnollyJuly 26, 2012 11:11

The three men who pleaded guilty to the murders worked for the family in South Africa and said they killed them in revenge for being badly treated.

Soldiers mutiny in Madagascar proves unsuccessful

Faine GreenwoodJuly 22, 2012 16:47

Soldiers at a Madagascar army military camp attempted an ultimately unsuccessful mutiny today, the Wall Street Journal reports, taking over a barracks located near the airport in Madgascar's capital city of Antananarivo.

Rich countries pledge $2.6 billion for family planning in developing countries

Alexander BesantJuly 12, 2012 03:46

Developed countries pledge $2.6 billion for poor nations at a London family planning conference Wednesday.

Emily JudemJune 29, 2012 11:24

A Daughter's Journey: On the Ground in Cape Town

VIDEO: Tracy Jarrett takes an extraordinary journey — from Chicago to Cape Town, South Africa — to learn about the disease that took her mother's life and forever changed her own.

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(Emily Judem/GlobalPost)

“A Daughter's Journey" is a series of blog posts by Tracy Jarrett, a GlobalPost/Kaiser Family Foundation global health reporting fellow. Tracy is traveling from her hometown, Chicago, to Cape Town, South Africa as part of a Special Report entitled "AIDS: A Turning Point.”

US ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration resigns

Luke BrowneJune 29, 2012 07:56

Scott Gration's resignation will take effect on July 28, just over one year after he took up the post in Nairobi.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan calls for birth control

Luke BrowneJune 27, 2012 10:57

Previous efforts to encourage adults in Nigeria have not been successful, and the UN says Africa’s most populous country could see its population rise further from 160 million to 400 million by 2050.