From winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map.

Burundi has been facing a massive influx of refugees as families flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Rebels advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the M23 group and halt the bloodshed. The group, ...

Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...