All Africa
Cover StoryCure for broken metropolises: the insta-cityTeeming with problems, cities in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East try a new approach 鈥� building private cities from scratch.
South Africa's 'cultural villages': showcase on past or seedy voyeurism?At Shakaland, visitors experience a working model of a 19th-century Zulu homestead. But such outlets raise questions about the best way to teach about South Africa's traditional past 鈥� and who benefits.
Burkina coup leader: A key partner for US military in W AfricaBurkina Faso has worked closely with the Pentagon on managing regional conflicts and fighting Islamist terror groups. On Thursday, a transitional government was ousted by a senior military aide to the former president.聽
Amid gunfire, military in Burkina Faso announces coupThe Burkinabe military took charge of the country less than a month before October elections were scheduled.
Are prosecutors persisting with 'failed case' against Oscar Pistorius?Lawyers for Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius say prosecutors are persisting with a "failed case" by taking an appeal against Pistorius' acquittal for murder to South Africa's Supreme Court.
Challenging anti-foreign violence, South African farm offers haven to migrantsA self-proclaimed redneck farming couple has taken in nearly 150 desperate migrants聽on their hillside farm near Durban amid anti-foreign violence.
FocusIn aftermath of Ebola, Sierra Leone finds forgiveness is a powerful resourceA method that has proved powerful in bringing reconciliation after the civil war is being deployed to help families and communities torn apart by the Ebola crisis.
Once influential, slave descendants in Sierra Leone face a less certain futureThe small but powerful Krio community has played a critical role in the development of Sierra Leonean culture today. But in the years after the decade-long civil war and Ebola crisis, they find their influence dwindling.
Why would Zimbabwe step back from extraditing Cecil's hunter?Zimbabwean authorities appear to be backing off of聽extraditing Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer for killing聽Cecil the lion because it could hurt the country's hunting business.
What new violence in South Sudan spells for the regionConflicts between government forces and rebel leaders has prompted the United States to threaten renewed UN sanctions against the world's newest country.
Close to 200 migrants feared dead off Libyan coastAlmost that same number of people have been rescued from the waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
Despite concerns, South Sudan peace deal signed by presidentSalva Kiir said he had faced intimidation during the peace process and added negotiations were "carelessly" handled by regional and world leaders.
World pressures South Sudan to end civil war by Sept. 1The delay in reaching a peace deal is 'mind-boggling,' the chief mediator says, and Washington is threatening sanctions. Analysts say South Sudan's President Kiir has more to lose than the rebels.聽- Nelson Mandela grandson: Why he faces rape chargeNelson Mandela grandson:聽Mbuso聽Mandela faces charges of raping a 15 year old girl.聽Winnie Madikizela-Mandela reportedly tried to intervene on behalf of her grandson.
Why Oscar Pistorius release from prison was held upOscar Pistorius spent 10 months in prison for killing his girlfriend,聽Reeva Steenkamp. On Friday, the double-amputee runner was scheduled to go into house arrest, but now his parole is under review again.聽
Is Eritrea the North Korea of Africa?Should Eritrea's track record on human rights crimes and religious freedom warrant a referral to the International Criminal Court at The Hague?聽
As Ebola crisis ebbs for Sierra Leone, food insecurity gnaws at recoveryThe deadly virus overwhelmed Sierra Leone's key agricultural district, leaving thousands of farms, and their farmers, abandoned. The impact of that lost harvest has shaken the economy 鈥� and its food supply.
In Sierra Leone, the dark comedy of Ebola carries a health messageIbrahim Kamara is one of Sierra Leone's top movie stars, and the country's 'Ebola comedian' 鈥� a role he took on when the epidemic was at its peak and laughs were at their lowest.
In Mali, hotel siege and village massacre highlight Islamist threatA surge of attacks in Mali in recent days, including a deadly siege at a hotel popular with Europeans, indicates growing boldness by Islamist militants. UN peacekeepers are overseeing a tenuous peace deal in Mali's north.
Zimbabwean trial of guide in Cecil killing is postponedTheo Bronkhorst assisted Walter James Palmer, a Minnesota dentist and bow hunter who killed Cecil in early July.