By Ruth Kamnitzer >Illegal mining inside the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread, satellite data show, driving environmental devastation.

An overview of the competing narratives that surround the relationship between Somalia and Somaliland in light of Somalia's forthcoming seat at the UN Security Council ...

BBC Africa Eye spent four years following the lives of a group of sex workers in Makeni, about 200km (124 miles) from the capital Freetown. The city lies in an area rich in diamonds, which fuelled ...