Sudan, South Sudan settle oil dispute - CNN

updated 10:34 AM EDT, Thu July 19, 2012

UK hip-hop dancers have traveled to Kigali, Rwanda's capital, to teach former street children how to "break."

As Nelson Mandela celebrates his 94th birthday, CNN takes a look at the life of the Nobel peace laureate and anti-apartheid campaigner.

updated 10:20 AM EDT, Mon July 9, 2012

Ecologists fight miners over sand dunes near Durban, South Africa. They contain valuable minerals, but are important for the ecosystem.

updated 8:11 AM EDT, Wed July 4, 2012

While Botswana is perhaps best known for its wildlife reserves, a burgeoning counter-culture is painting a very different image of the small south African country.

updated 5:45 AM EDT, Fri June 22, 2012

It may not have the allure of Paris but Dakar in Senegal is quickly making a name for itself as a force to be reckoned with in the fashion stakes.

updated 6:33 AM EDT, Wed June 20, 2012

There is a vocal group on Twitter, using a common hashtag to ensure their African country is discussed fairly and with respect online.

updated 10:12 AM EDT, Thu June 14, 2012

A new World Bank report has found a sharp decline in the child mortality rate of African countries. Take a look at what life is like for African children with CNN's infographic.

updated 6:10 AM EDT, Thu June 21, 2012

A white bus drives through Nairobi at midnight. It looks like the type tourists hire to drive out on safari but this one is stuffed with a gang dressed in black hoodies.

updated 7:17 AM EDT, Tue June 5, 2012

Kibera is one of Africa's largest slums. Residents face numerous day-to-day hardships but a film school has been opened to help residents express themselves.

updated 10:07 AM EDT, Mon May 28, 2012

For decades, Johannesburg has suffered from an image problem. But young entrepreneurs are bringing a breath of fresh air to the city.

updated 9:36 AM EDT, Thu May 24, 2012

Stars from one of the world's great soccer teams will be encouraging reading as part of a new project to put one million digital books in the hands of African children.

updated 9:14 AM EDT, Wed May 16, 2012

Weddings in Nigeria are colorful, creative and extravagant productions, with guest lists of up to 2,000 people considered standard.

updated 7:46 AM EDT, Mon May 21, 2012

Errol Barnett take a trip to Botswana's embassy in Washington to discovers the role the embassy plays in the U.S.

updated 5:20 AM EDT, Fri May 18, 2012

For years, an ancient tribe of semi-nomadic herders known as the Himba has drawn photographers to Namibia's barren northwest.

updated 4:52 AM EDT, Tue April 10, 2012

For Rwanda's national cycling team, survivors of its genocide, cycling is proving to have an unlikely healing power.

updated 8:09 AM EDT, Tue March 13, 2012

Hundreds of thousands of indigenous people survive on the forests in the Congo Basin. Now, GPS tech is helping them to map out land rights.

updated 7:31 AM EST, Thu February 23, 2012

Move over Disney -- a Nigerian animator has produced an educational cartoon to teach youngsters about African culture.