According to a new report, nearly 80 percent of US companies surveyed fail to check their supply chain for “conflict minerals.”
President Pierre Nkurunziza is running for a third term, despite the constitution stating a president can only be elected twice.
Population increases that have outpaced economic growth are among the contributing factors, observers say.
Armenia and many historians say as many as 1.5 million people were systematically killed by Ottoman forces in 1915.
Researchers were surprised to find that many harmful genetic variations had been removed from mountain gorilla populations through inbreeding.
An American missionary who was kidnapped in central Nigeria in February was safely released to authorities and church leaders on Friday, her Free Methodist Church said in a statement.
Egypt's Sisi vowed to avenge the killings of the members of the oft-persecuted Christian sect. President Obama condemned the killings.
The low cost of the device could make it affordable for people in Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for nearly 70 percent of HIV infections.
The best countries for income equality in 2012 and 2013 were Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The honor reflects Jolie's work on behalf of female victims of sexual violence in war zones.
That's just one of the most promising products launched by entrepreneurs in Africa at a startup conference in Lagos.
The U.N. Security Council said that it is "prepared to impose consequences" if the fighting in South Sudan continues.
Leonard Teganya, 42, is accused of violating international law and the Canadian Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.
The delegates from Africa claim returning to their home countries would be a “life threatening proposition.”
Israel began its campaign to make Yom Kippur a U.N. Holiday in May, before the Israeli-Hamas war began.
Investigators say they've encountered resistance at the crash site, but a U.N. resolution could help.
One of the fastest-growing economic regions in the world could also become an innovation hub.
On the 20th anniversary of the end of the Rwandan genocide, the world watches as thousands are killed in Syria's endless civil war.
As the country’s infrastructure has rebuilt itself so too has its culture and a new documentary seeks to chronicle Rwanda’s nascent film industry.
China's investment in a Kenyan railroad shows a superpower eager to capture African hearts and minds, but not quite succeeding yet.
Past attempts have failed, but China's new plan to fund a railway network in Africa could significantly boost the continent's economies.
“Too much of Africa’s recent prosperity depends on China’s own continued prosperity and rapid growth,” says one expert.
