Gigawatt Solar Field in Burundi

Amid the lush and rolling hills of Mubuga, 100 km outside the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, 2,500 people came yesterday to celebrate the festive...
75 dead on Brazil soccer team's charter flight

In the mountains of Colombia, rescuers combed wreckage for survivors. Outside a stadium in Brazil, fans who thought they'd be cheering for their favorite soccer...
Cuban President Fidel Castro glances over his shoulder during the May Day conmemoration of Revolution Square in Havana May 1, 2004.

(CNN)Fidel Castro, the Cuban despot who famously proclaimed after his arrest in a failed coup attempt that history would absolve him, has died aged...

Washington (CNN) Donald Trump took a significant step toward the White House Tuesday with crucial battleground victories in Florida, North Carolina and Ohio. The Ohio victory...
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The recent prosecution of eleven women by Hisbah in Kano state underscores a misogynistic strand in the practice of Sharia and Islam in Northern Nigeria. This...
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Donald J. Trump has slowly but surely improved his standing in state and national polls since the final presidential debate. A New York Times Upshot/Siena...
Cameroon train crash

(CNN)About 70 people are dead and 300 others injured after an overloaded train derailed in central Cameroon, authorities said. The train was carrying more passengers...
Kinshasa rallies protest against Joseph Kabila's attempts to stay in power by amending DR Congo's constitution. Photograph: Reuters

At least 17 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo during protests calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down. Three of them...
Amplify

African Media Agency (AMA)-/ aKoma Media, a content platform and storytelling company focused on Africa, is pleased to announce the inaugural session of Amplify,...