
Gorillas help with marathon training
Emmanuel de Merode to raise $1.7m for endangered mountain gorillas of eastern Congo.
Emmanuel de Merode to raise $1.7m for endangered mountain gorillas of eastern Congo.
A child soldier who became an infamous commander in Joseph Kony's militia is before the International Criminal Court.
The number of Ebola cases in West Africa could start doubling every three weeks and it could cost nearly $1 billion to contain the crisis, the World Health Organisation said.
Queensland's emergency preparedness plans have been shown to be sound after a case of Ebola virus on the Gold Coast was ruled out, the state's top doctor says.
Channel Seven in Australia is reporting that the Gold Coast patient suspected of carrying the Ebola virus is now "exceedingly unlikely" to have the virus.
Kiwi donors are sponsoring three African children - in Mt Roskill. The trio came here as refugees in '08 need the sponsorship because the family can't make ends meet.
An inquest in Gloucester has heard how a plane crash that killed a British pilot in the Congo may have been caused by passengers panicking over an escaped crocodile.
A sudden epidemic of polio has ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo.
African 'warlord' Jean-Pierre Bemba of Congo is facing a war crimes tribunal.
Humanitarian help has become a huge industry, buffering corrupt regimes and perpetuating war, claims the author of a new book.
As the founder of ethical clothing label Edun, Ali Hewson - also known as Mrs Bono - is on a mission to give something back.