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, ...

Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas's community confirmed her death Saturday after new remains were returned from Gaza, as the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire was set to go ...