Tristan McConnell

A new report by the World Bank, UN and Interpol uncovers the big business of international piracy.

Meet the BRCK, the "back-up generator for the internet." An African solution to a global problem?

Shoppers caught up in the assault on an upscale Nairobi mall tell GlobalPost where they were when the attack started — and how they managed to survive.

Two cyclists with African roots are making history in this year’s Tour de France, giving the continent’s cycling enthusiasts something to cheer for as the tour ends Sunday.

Militant groups in Central and East Africa are cashing in on the lucrative ivory trade to fund their operations across the continent, threatening both regional security and the survival of Africa’s endangered elephants.

An American surgeon helps run the only hospital in Sudan's war-wracked Nuba Mountains.

Khartoum continues to refuse humanitarian access to the Nuba Mountains. The ongoing war is being conducted almost entirely of sight.

Authorities are planning a $25 billion infrastructure venture that will link one of Kenya’s seaside towns to neighboring South Sudan and Ethiopia.

In Somalia, Congo and now Mali, the United Nations is using peacekeepers not to keep the peace, but to help bring it about.

“The government has just announced that it plans to kick thousands of our families off our lands so that wealthy tourists can use them to shoot lions and leopards,” the Maasai responded.

Western countries have little desire to intervene in African conflicts. But with the rise of Al Qaeda in Africa, they have little choice. A cooperative model employed in Somalia, and now Mali, might offer some hope.

Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, was inaugurated Tuesday.

Rebels take over the Central African Republic from the mismanagement of President Francois Bozize.

With Kenya's running reputation on the line, officials ban athletes accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. The latest bans follow the announcement last month that three athletes had failed blood tests.

A hard-fought election in Kenya ended on Saturday. Despite a tense win for Uhuru Kenyatta and vows by opponent Raila Odinga to contest it, Nairobi remained calm.