Performance poetry has come out of the shadows in the Namibian capital, Windhoek

My mother lives about four hours away from Umpqua Community College in Oregon, the most recent site of a mass shooting in the US.

The majority of South Africans believe corruption is on the increase in the country in line with trends in the rest of Africa, a new survey has revealed.

As African leaders, climate change experts and scholars understand it, the climate change agreement currently being negotiated and expected to be adopted in Paris is an opportunity to emphasise the link between climate and development.

I have been watching developments in Greece with keen interest because the way the Greek bailout was handled reminded me of what Tanzania's former president Julius Nyerere once said at a function in Japan: "it is very expensive to be poor."

Bankers and ministers are heading to Côte d'Ivoire's commercial capital in May to chart a new financial path for the continent. they are not likely to make much progress on empty stomachs, so The Africa Report takes you on a tasty tour.