DRC: Massacres in Beni – 'People are slaughtered like sheep here' say survivors
IBTImes UK investigates the wave of killings in Beni in the Congo's mineral-rich North Kivu province.
Zimbabwe: President Mugabe's Zanu-PF accused of torching opposition supporters homes ahead of rally
Tens of thousands of Zimbabweans took part in ruling party's Million Man March in Harare
Jail overcrowding forces Zimbabwe to release 2,000 prisoners who renounce life of crime
Zimbabwe's underfunded prisons have been hit by food shortages and inmate deaths.
DRC: Opposition coalition expects 'no police repression' on 'ville morte' strike day
Joseph Kabila's ruling PPRD postponed its rally to avoid confrontation with opposition supporters
DRC elections: MP Juvenal Munubo Mubi calls for urgent international-backed dialogue
EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader Vital Kamerhe's right-hand man urges divided opposition to create block.
Sudan: Dozens of activists and students at risk of torture in government cells
Human Rights Watch claims security forces have used sexual violence on female students
DRC: Opposition parties to sue President Kabila for 'high treason' if elections are delayed
EXCLUSIVE: Opposition to sue President Kabila if he obstructs democratic process.
Moïse Katumbi forced to move hospital rooms over 'security threats' to DRC opposition leader
EXCLUSIVE: Katumbi 'asked for conditional release' to seek medical care abroad after police pelted tear gas at him.
Artists from Africa's Great Lakes region seek to plant roots of peace and democracy with new song
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK speaks to Burundian rapper Kaya Free about 'living in harmony without divisions'.
DRC rival leader Moise Katumbi charged: 'A system of individualised justice manned by Kabila'
Exclusive: former candidate Marie-Therese Nlandu tells IBTimes UK about her sham trial.
Uganda: Opposition party calls on West to 'isolate President Museveni' with embargo
EXCLUSIVE: FDC urges for sanctions, embargo over 'trumped-up' charges imposed on leader Kizza Besigye.
Kenya: Calls for police reform with #StopPoliceBrutality as violence footage emerges
Human Rights Watch described the police brutality as a 'threat to human rights'.
Uganda: Opposition leader Kizza Besigye appears in court on a charge of treason
Besigye was arrested after mock swearing-in ceremony in which he declared himself Uganda's president.
DRC: Opposition leader Moise Katumbi still in hospital amid uncertainties regarding court case
Pro-democracy groups are concerned that Katumbi 'may be removed from the presidential race'.
Kenya: Refugees face police persecution and death after disbanding of Department of Refugee Affairs
Kenyan government said it would no longer host as many as 600,000 refugees living on its soil
Rwanda expels thousands of Burundian refugees amid worsening relations
Burundi has repeatedly accused Rwanda of training Burundian refugees to overthrow its president.
Robert Mugabe 'failures' to be exposed by ZimPF opposition in explosive new book
Mujuru was sacked by ruling Zanu-PF in 2014 after she was accused of plotting to kill Robert Mugabe.
Somali refugees in Kenya's Dadaab camp may die trying to cross Mediterranean
Somalis are second largest group of Africans dying in the Mediterranean.
Somali refugees in Kenya's Dadaab camp: 'We are tired, we have been refugees forever'
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK speaks to Somali refugees who face rapatriation to war-torn Somalia
Uganda President Museveni criticised for welcoming 'fugitive' Sudanese leader at swearing-in ceremony
Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide in Darfur.
DRC: Top court says President Joseph Kabila can stay as leader after 'glissement' ruling
Top court rules that Kabila can remain in power after his second term if elections are not held in November.
US considering DRC sanctions if President Kabila does not hold democratic elections
EXCLUSIVE: US government 'still hopeful' it can persuade 'President Kabila to do the right thing'.
Kenya: Closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps would be a 'gift to Al-Shabaab terrorists'
Decision to close refugee camps over security and economic concerns would displace more than 600,000 people
DRC President Joseph Kabila attempts to 'neutralise' political opponent Moise Katumbi
EXCLUSIVE: Katumbi's removal will pave the way for Kabila to install a 'puppet', says G7 coalition.
Zimbabwe: Mujuru's opposition party claims President Mugabe's Zanu-PF 'stole' elections
An ex-ally of Mugabe, Mujuru was sacked by Zanu-PF after the murder plot accusations emerged.
DRC: US 'deeply concerned' as Moise Katumbi asks for UN intervention over 'imminent arrest'
DRC authorities accuse Presidential Candidate Katumbi of engaging in 'mercenary activities'.
DRC: Security forces 'surrounding' presidential candidate Moise Katumbi's home
DRC security forced surround presidential candidate's house
DRC: Why is Moise Katumbi's presidential election candidacy so important?
IBTimes UK speaks to Katumbi's advisers and civil society leaders about their views.
DRC's most popular man Moise Katumbi announces candidacy for president
Moise Katumbi, former governor of Katanga province, has unrivalled popularity in the DRC.
Burundi: President Nkurunziza calls for return of $71.3m 'stolen' from government
Nkurunziza gave a two-month deadline for getting back the stolen or embezzled money.