Children seen at risk of recruitment in Central African Republic fighting

Armed groups have recruited nearly 3,000 children in Central African Republic (CAR) since violence flared over a Dec. 27 ...

Protesters fight to topple one of Africa’s longstanding authoritarian nations

People are taking to the streets in Cameroon, hoping to disrupt one of Africa’s most enduring dictatorships. The country’s ...

Nearly 400,000 people are starving in Sudan, a new report finds

The war involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster, a leading hunger agency says. The major city of el-Fasher has been particularly hard-hit.

Inequality seen as a root cause of West Africa's Sahel crisis

Unequal access to wealth is one of the main causes of worsening violence in West Africa's Sahel, which has forced millions to ...