How an election delay could ignite a new civil war in the DRC
Any suspension in the elections – scheduled for December 2017 – could spark violence, warn analysts.
Armed groups 'targeting civilians for revenge killings' in Central African Republic
Clashes between armed groups fighting for control of Ouaka province killed at least 45.
DRC: Five UN peacekeepers suspended over fresh sexual abuse claims
Five peacekeepers are accused of acts of sexual abuse and exploitation in the first three months of 2017.
Burundi opposition claims government is using hunger as a 'weapon of mass destruction'
3.8m people – 40% of the population – are food insecure but the government says the situation under control.
Nigerian officials rescue 237 abandoned babies in one year in Lagos state
106 boys and 131 girls were rescued, showing a significant rise since 2015.
Amnesty welcomes court decision to uphold ex-Chadian leader's life sentence
Former president Hissene Habre was sentenced to life for rape, sexual slavery and ordering killings.
'Tens of thousands' of Burundian refugees affected by malaria in Tanzanian camps
Medecins Sans Frontieres tells IBTimes of the worrying situation in refugee camps in Tanzania.
DRC government under fire for airing video showing brutal execution of UN experts in Kasai
Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan went missing on 12 March as they investigated rights abuses.
Uganda pull troops out of CAR as LRA rebel commander Joseph Kony 'no longer a threat'
LRA notorious for having abducted tens of thousands of children to serve as fighters and sex slaves.
UN discovers another 17 mass graves in central DRC's Kasai region
Total of 40 mass graves now found in area ravaged by clashes between Kamuina Nsapu militia and army.
Rights group urges Burundi government to repatriate 824 victims of human trafficking
820 girls and women trafficked to the Middle East in 2016, with the promise of work amid biting economic crisis.
Kinshasa's new police chief in DRC urges his men 'not to make the people suffer'
Colonel Palanga Nawej replaced controversial General Celestin Kanyama, who was sacked this week.
Armed group massacres in Beni, North Kivu, halted for past six months says DRC army commander
Army now ''controls'' area where over 1,150 people have been killed and kidnapped by armed groups.
Recruitment agency loses licence over 'win an Ethiopian maid' contest
Bahrain's labour watchdog said competition was flagged for possible human trafficking.
Aides of Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema 'tortured on body parts' during arrest
Aides were arrested on charges of treason for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Lungu.
French soldier accused of sexual abuse on girls aged three and five goes on trial
Deployed soldier Sebastien L was serving in 2015 when he allegedly abused girls aged three and five.
Zimbabwe Independence Day: Opposition says no time for celebrations amid crisis
Zimbabwe has been gripped by drought and is on the verge of total economic collapse.
'I survived Libya's slave markets' – one migrant's appalling testimony
Selling migrants from West Africa is becoming a trend among smugglers in Libya.
Burundi crisis: Opposition claims Imbonerakure youth wing raped 'hundreds' of women and girls
RBD group says militiamen gang-rape civilians whose relatives are suspected to be of the opposition.
South Sudan's silent slaughter: UK minister says crimes committed amount to 'genocide'
Mass murder and rape of citizens who are not part of the dominant Dinka tribe is "genocide" says Priti Patel.
Cholera spreading in drought-hit Somalia as WHO projects 50,000 cases by summer
Somalia already faces famine, described as the "largest humanitarian crisis in history of the UN".
Three years on, Nigeria is still negotiating with Boko Haram over release of Chibok girls
197 teenagers abducted on 14 April 2014 are still missing.
'It was chaos' says MSF doctor recalling brutal attack on civilians in Central African Republic
Civilians are paying the price of renewed, brutal fighting in the CAR, MSF warns.
US sanctions against militia leaders 'sends strong message to armed groups in CAR'
US imposed sanctions on ex-Séléka leader Abdoulaye Hissène and Maxime Mokom, anti-Balaka commander.
Thousands of sexual and gender-based violence cases among Chad refugees worries UNHCR
20% of all cases of SGBV committed against girls under 18, UNHCR said.
Burundi government bans major opposition MSD party for 6 months in continuing crackdown
Interior Minister issues official order after accusing MSD of 'inciting violence' and funding armed groups.
Zambia's UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema officially charged with treason
The charge allows no bail and can carry the death penalty.
Somali forces rescue sailors held by pirates after Indian ship was hijacked
The Al Kausar was the third vessel to be hijacked in 2017 by Somali pirates after a five-year lull.
South Africa mourns inspiring girl with rapid ageing disorder who outlived doctors' hopes
Phalatse suffered from rare genetic disorder that causes rapid ageing but was a 'champion of positivity'.
Tunisia doctors urged to stop forced anal examinations to 'prove' homosexuality
A medical watchdog in Tunisia has called for doctors to cease the 'degrading' practice.
