Flood of 20,000 Congolese refugees puts strain on Angola Refugees fleeing neighbouring DRC amid fighting between Congolese army and local tribes. May 10, 2017 DRC
How Kenya's Jubilee party is using UK 'big data' firm linked to Trump and Brexit victories Cambridge Analytica influenced millions of voters with targeted messages based on online activity. May 10, 2017 Kenya Donald Trump Brexit
Court says Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi should have mental health examination Controversial activist Nyanzi was back in court after calling president Yoweri Museveni a 'pair of buttocks'. May 10, 2017 Uganda Yoweri Museveni
UN Secretary General warns attack on Minusca convoy in CAR 'may constitute a war crime' Suspected anti-Balaka rebel attack against Minusca convoy killed at least four peacekeepers. May 10, 2017
West Africa to become first region in the world to end statelessness by 2024 ECOWAS ministers hope plan of action will help 1 million stateless people in West Africa. May 10, 2017 Human rights
DRC: President Joseph Kabila 'has not respected accord' with new government Commentators claim Kabila has violated power-sharing deal with appointment of new government. May 10, 2017 DRC Joseph Kabila
Kenya ready to take action after US freezes aid to health ministry over corruption Suspension covers funding for salaries and wages, operations, domestic and international travel. May 9, 2017 Kenya
Victims 'summarily executed by the army' claim witnesses in DRC's Kasai provinces IBTimes UK hears of massacres carried out in Kananga, Kasai-Central. May 9, 2017 DRC
UNHCR and NGOs to reinstate returnees in danger of statelessness in Chad 16,718 Chadians living in CAR fled war to Chad without documentation. May 9, 2017
Mozambique's rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama announces 'beginning of end of war' Low-level violence has left hundreds dead and tens of thousands displaced. May 4, 2017 Mozambique Renamo Frelimo
President Robert Mugabe rejects claims Zimbabwe is a fragile state despite crisis Mugabe told a WEF panel Zimbabwe is most highly-developed African country after South Africa. May 4, 2017 Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe
Somalia president vows to ensure justice is served after minister shot dead by security forces Mistaken for an Islamist militant Abas Siraji was shot dead by bodyguards of a government official May 4, 2017 Somalia
EU ministers urged to apply fresh round of sanctions on DRC president's inner circle President Joseph Kabila's officials are accused of a political blockade and violence against civilians. May 4, 2017 DRC Joseph Kabila
ICC must probe murders of UN experts in DRC's Kasai says rights group Kabila regime used fake militia men to commit crimes and blamed armed group, APRODEC tells IBTimes UK. May 3, 2017 DRC Joseph Kabila
Girls and young women targeted by Kenyan government roll-out of new HIV prevention drug Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of HIV transmission by at least 90%. May 3, 2017 Kenya
UN and partners forced to build new site for Central African refugees as thousands pour into Chad Central African Republic families flee after their villages were the target of brutal attacks. May 3, 2017
Zimbabwe: Citizens hope for 'revival' of protest movements ahead of 2018 elections IBTimes UK hears how leaders of social movements have come together to rejuvenate grass-roots movements. May 2, 2017 Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe
President Yoweri Museveni says he must be a wonderful dictator – elected five times Interview has sent social media into overdrive as Ugandan president talks of his legacy. May 2, 2017 Yoweri Museveni Uganda
Unicef revises upwards number of children in Somalia suffering from famine Number of children suffering from acute malnutrition "shot up" by 50% to 1.4m, UN agency warns. May 2, 2017 Somalia
Burundi crisis rape victims testify of trauma amid continuing violence SOS-Torture Burundi compiled harrowing testimonies of rape used a weapon of repression. May 2, 2017 Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza