World record marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum died on Sunday. Kenya has been celebrating the life and explosive career of the 24-year old marathon runner.
The brutal decades-long conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is moving into a new phase, and the city of Goma is in the crosshairs of the violence.
A brutally violent series of murders of women has been documented. Thousands of Kenyans are protesting to demand government action on gender-based violence.
Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.
While millions of fans were watching the super bowl in the U.S., billions have been watching the African cup of nations soccer tournament and Sunday's final between hosts Cote D'Ivoire and Nigeria.
Thousands of migrants have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe. The dangerous journey does not deter many more from the risky crossing.
James Elder is a spokesperson for UNICEF — the U.N. agency that provides humanitarian aid to children — and has been visiting the areas on the border of Sudan and Chad.
While millions of football fans were focused on the Super Bowl in the U.S., billions of soccer fans were watching the Africa Cup of Nations over the past month.
This week, the United Nations pleaded for more aid to Sudan, after nearly 10 months of war. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield is working to draw more attention to the crisis there.