The UN and World Bank chiefs made a fresh push for peace and development as they arrived Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest bout of fighting has sent thousands fleeing. With major violence flaring up north of the regional hub of Goma for a third day after a six months truce,  more...

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina said Wednesday that presidential elections scheduled for July -- in which he is controversially running -- will probably not be held because international donors have pulled the plug on funding. "The reality is that the international community took the decision to suspend  more...

The Africa Peer Review Mechanism has been hailed for its contribution to sustainable growth and development in the continent in Africa, ten years after its establishment. According to a release from Addis, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Carlos Lopes, at the APRM's 10th  more...

World powers urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to commit to peace, but warned Thursday that if he fails to negotiate a political transition they would boost their backing of the opposition. The stark warning came from a meeting of the Friends of Syria group, which held talks on Wednesday in Amman to try  more...

Hackers cracked into the website of South Africa's police and downloaded information that could leave whistleblowers vulnerable, police and a government data agency said Wednesday. State Information Technology Agency (Sita), which hosts all of the government's websites, said that last week the hackers  more...