Burundi refugees in Rwanda expected to remain as biggest camp becomes 'semi-permanent'
UNHCR tells IBTimes UK it does not expect refugees to return home in next 12 months.
Why Ivory Coast's decisive vote was met with both indifference and violence
Opposition claims controversial text could enable President Ouattara to run for president for a third time in 2020.
Zimbabweans fear new currency could throw back the nation to the horrors of its 2008 crisis
Zimbabwe is distributing its 'bond notes' to help fight against cash shortages and food prices hikes.
Why Zimbabwe's divided opposition is failing to knockout 'old Muhammad Ali' President Mugabe
IBTimes UK speaks to scholar Blessing-Miles Tendi about President Mugabe's chances in 2018 elections
US closes embassy in Kenya's Nairobi following knife attack
Country is on high alert over feared terror attacks from Islamic group al-Shabaab.
Burundi's withdrawal from ICC is 'a major loss for the victims of the gravest crimes' claims HRW
What justice for hundreds of people who have been tortured, killed, raped or disappeared in Burundi?
French court rejects former Rwandan spy chief's bid to drop genocide trial
Already sentenced to 25 years, the prosecution believe Pascal Simbikangwa should face a harsher penalty.
Zimbabwe faces 'a national health crisis' as lack of drugs worsens spread of cholera and typhoid
Legislators are urging President Robert Mugabe to declare the spread 'a national health crisis'.
Calais: Children forced to sleep outside in bitter conditions after being denied access to shelter
French authorities declared Calais camp 'empty' but charity claims vulnerable children left with nothing.
Opposition campaign against new constitution in Ivory Coast 'severely undermined', says HRW
Opposition claims new text could enable President Ouattara to run for president for a third time in 2020.
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe settles IMF debt, but chances for more financing are slim, claims academic
Zimbabwe gets $91.2m for clearing its IMF debt, but 'meaningful' economic reforms still needed.
Ugandan President Museveni praises African nations for withdrawing from 'useless' ICC
After Burundi and South Africa, Gambia is latest to leave the ICC which investigates war and genocide crimes
Activists condemn Burundi human-rights NGO ban amid 'worsening' situation
IBTimes UK speaks to banned group FOCODE about Burundi's latest crackdown on rights groups.
Afghan refugees describe warm welcome from local people in new home after Calais eviction
IBTimes UK hears how Afghan refugees spent their first night outside Calais' Jungle camp.
Six months after EU-Turkey refugee deal, 73,000 remain stranded in Europe
Border closures and a deal to tackle migrant crisis leave tens of thousands facing crippling uncertainty.
Former Rwandan spy chief faces retrial in Paris on genocide charges
Prosecution calls for stronger sentence than the 25 years handed to Pascal Simbikangwa in 2014.
Zimbabwe minister fears cholera outbreak in 'one of the dirtiest countries' in Africa
Environment minister Muchinguri-Kashiri claims 'reckless' policies could lead to deadly illness outbreaks.
Resettlement of Calais' refugees reveals France deeply divided between fear and solidarity
Some 8,143 residents from Calais' Jungle refugee camp will be resettled in 450 French reception centres.
Calais: Hundreds of Jungle camp population left ahead of the planned eviction, charities warn
Many refugees believed to be forced into hiding across northern France after camp's closure.
Freed US journalist Julia Steers fears for safety of detained colleague in Burundi
The two journalists were held over the weekend amid a government clampdown on the free press.
Al-Shabaab beheading civilians after taking Somali town of Halgan says MP
The Islamic group moved in after Ethiopian peacekeepers pulled out.
Kenya hosts first Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant to challenge witchcraft killings
Bodies of albinos can sell for up to $75,000 to witch doctors, who see them as good luck.
12 LUCHA pro-democracy activists arrested in front on the African Union HQ in Kinshasa
LUCHA activists were calling on African leaders to 'listen to the voice of the Congolese people'.
'When is Mugabe going to die?' Zimbabwean opposition MP shocks Parliament
MDC MP says nation 'sick and tired' of presidential succession battles in ruling Zanu-PF party.
After Burundi and South Africa, who will be next to withdraw from the ICC?
Other nations are stepping up the rhetoric against the court which they say is biased against African states.
Vulnerable refugees will face inhumane living conditions when Calais camp closes say doctors
IBTImes UK speaks to Doctors of the World UK ahead of the imminent demolition.
DRC tensions run high amid general strike as opposition groups reject 'national dialogue'
France says a delay in holding elections is not the answer to the crisis.
Mozambique: Peace talks resume after Human Rights Watch condemns 'politically-motivated killings'
Rights group claims authorities are 'failing to investigate and prosecute' grave crimes.
Translator working for French TV allegedly raped by Afghan migrant in Calais camp
Originally from Afghanistan, the victim had worked in the camp for a few months with a journalist
Steady flow of Burundian refugees forcing border countries to increase capacity in camps
311,083 have fled Burundi's violence, which has left up to 2,000 people dead since April 2015.
