President Barack Obama's itinerary in Kenya does not include the village where his step-grandmother and half-brother reside.
The Senegalese government used to ban solar power in its cities. Now it is being used across the country.
Researchers say their findings prove that Ebola mutated into several different strains and was reintroduced to Guinea multiple times.
A survey found wide support for the U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS but many remain critical of American interrogation methods.
Nigerian President Buhari requested assistance from the G7 leaders on Nigeria's chief concerns including terrorism, economy, infrastructure and corruption.
Merkel, once dubbed the "climate chancellor," hopes to revitalize her green credentials.
Dozens of Chinese fishing vessels were involved in illegal fishing activities in West Africa between 2000 and 2014, according to Greenpeace.
Yahya Jammeh has made violent threats against the country's homosexuals several times during his reign.
The Senegal government's decision was criticized by the country's opposition leaders.
As many as 900 people may have died on Sunday off Libya's coast when their packed boat capsized as they were trying to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Eight hundred migrants are confirmed to have perished when a ship capsized off the coast of Italy earlier this week.
A new study found cell phones are now as common in South Africa and Nigeria as they are in the United States, but landline telephones are rare.
For his fifth trip to Africa, Obama will be co-hosting a meeting for business owners, investors and policymakers.
A new survey draws a link between a country's economic status and its citizens' perception about local politics.
The government has said the crackdown is part of a campaign to ensure that foreigners do not participate in the closely fought vote.
Global health care leaders at the World Economic Forum reveal lessons learned from the latest Ebola outbreak.
"There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech," French President Hollande says.
For the NBA's growing international player base, assimilating to life on the court is much easier than the American life outside the arena.
Even though the AIDS death toll has fallen by 30 percent globally since 2005, it has increased by 50 percent among adolescents.
Detection times for Ebola patients could be dramatically reduced as a new 15-minute test kit is introduced in Guinea.
Europe's biggest airline is setting aside an A340 passenger jet to serve as special transport for infected German medical personnel.
Mali has been added to the list of countries whose travelers will be screened upon arrival in U.S. airports.
