Botswana recorded 93 rape cases and 10 women murdered in a two-week period
Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed sheets
After more than two months, the government has begun an operation to rescue illegal miners known as 'zama zamas,' but many are already dead
'We heard a big noise like a gun salute,' say displaced residents recounting their experiences
The government denies any police role in the disappearances
Five people were killed and hundreds left homeless in attacks this week
A Kenyan company is using the age-old art of glass blowing to recycle waste into sculptures, goblets, beads and more. Juma Majanga reports from Kajiado, Kenya.
After an attack in northwest Zamfara state kills at least 15 civilians, human rights organizations call for accountability
Miners were trapped deep underground for months while rescuers tried to get them out, a group representing the miners says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced military aid and training during a weeklong visit to Africa
Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped in Nairobi by unidentified gunmen, alarming fellow activists
Nigeria's homegrown jihadis took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law
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