At least 19 dead in new DRC massacre

UN mission MONUSCO spokesman said a "rapid intervention force" of peacekeepers was dispatched to the area in the morning.

Is Belgium coming to terms with its genocidal past in Africa?

Belgium has started facing its colonial past by removing tributes to King Leopold II in its cities, who is widely seen as contributing to the murder of at least 10 million people in what is today’s Democratic Republic of Congo.

Egypt uses prosecution branch to crush dissent – Amnesty

The 60-page report by the London-based rights group details how Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution, or SSSP, has become increasingly central to Abdel Fattah el Sisi’s sweeping crackdown on dissent.

Study says China’s diplomatic clout has overtaken the US

As US diplomacy stagnates, China has expanded its diplomatic network in a bid to increase its global influence.

At least two killed in Democratic Republic of Congo protests

Citizens of Beni and Butembo have lashed out at the perceived failures of the Congolese authorities and UN to quell a notorious armed group. The unrest is feared to impact the Ebola outbreak as WHO evacuates 49 Ebola staff out of Beni.

More than 40 dead after heavy rain pounds DRC capital

Three of the city’s 26 districts were especially hit, causing widespread chaos and damage.

Heavy rains leave at least 36 dead in DRC

Fatalities occur as torrential rains trigger landslides in Lemba district of capital Kinshasa, officials giving provisional death toll say.

Why is Niger changing its national anthem?

The former French colony in the Sahel region of Africa, Niger, is looking to rid its national anthem of any remnants of French colonisation.

At least 13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Mali

French Defence Minister Florence Parly said an investigation has been opened to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.

Protesters torch mayor's office in troubled DRC city Beni after massacre

Residents reacted in anger after suspected rebels killed eight people in an overnight raid. Dozens of civilians have been killed in massacres since the Congolese army launched an offensive against rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces

Not Jeff Bezos, or Bill Gates: Mali’s Mansa Musa was the richest man ever

Ask anyone who the world’s all-time richest person is and you’ll probably hear Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Gates or Warren Buffett - but that is of course, wrong.

At least 27 people killed in eastern DRC plane crash

The airline, local company Busy Bee, said there were 16 passengers and two crew members on board the plane that crashed into a residential neighbourhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo.