This article describes how civic groups are trying to ban the export of black granite from Zimbabwe. They believe that the local communities do not benefit from the exploitation of the mineral.Black granite rakes in millions of dollars in export earnings mainly from South Africa, Australia, Belgium and other major markets. Activists have, however, condemned the exploitation of the mineral that has left communities in the mining areas wallowing in poverty with environmental decay takes its toll.

This article describes how one of Zimbabwe's largest hospitals has been operating for most of the year without running water. This violates many public health standards and is being blamed on the government for not taking care, and watching out for the public water sources.

Belgian authorities seized about 500,000 ounces worth roughly $45 million and belonging to companies with Zimbabwean state shareholdings were seized on Sept. 12. A court ruling stated that a South African Mining company would given compensation for the concession they had lost.

This article describes what the DRC needs to do to follow the peace accord. It also tells of how rape and murder go on without any punishment from the government, and many people in the militaries have been committing many crimes such as rape during these harsh times.

The number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo doubled over the past week to 62, the World Health Organization reported Thursday, and more than half the afflicted patients have died. In the DRC, Ebola has been tacked down to four villages in one county.

During a trip to the troubled region of Eastern DRC, British actor Jude Law called for more international attention to be given to the country. He was visiting the town of Goma with British charity Peace One Day and its founder, former actor Jeremy Gilley.

This year alone, 130,000 people have fled south central Somalia due to conflicts such as famine, forced-evictions, drought, and military offensives. Many people have began to live in communities that lack common services, in cardboard boxes or small huts made of sticks and mud.

Somalia is cancelling or renegotiating a series of high-profile contracts ranging from oil exploration to port operations. There are nine multi-million dollar contracts that are being cancelled or rewritten because of irregularities found in the contracts.

Somalia is very close to reaching a famine that would deplete the population of Somalia by nearly one million. Many people in Somalia have already been considered on the brink of famine, and are very hungry. Currently people are asking for $1 billion to help the people of Somalia, but it is more likely that they will get around $313 million.

A roadside ad that stated "Tombstones, buy one get one free." This was the essence of AIDS in years as recent as 2008. Now South Africa is one of the most praised countries in Africa with its abilities to fight AIDS, especially during the Ebola virus outbreak.

After Oscar Pistorius was charged of manslaughter for killing Reeva Steenkamp, the Judge was placed under police protection for clearing the paralympian for murder. This trial has sparked angers around the world and many protests throughout South Africa.

Friday morning a church collapsed in Nigeria killing at least 70 people, many of which were definitely from South Africa. President Zuma said that 67 of his compatriots died on Friday night, which is thought to be one of the worst tragedies in South African history, even more than many of the massacres during the time of Apartheid.