The main Ebola outbreaks are contained in western Africa. However, there has been a recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been assured that this outbreak will not grow much larger, but the death toll has reached 32.

this article describes challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It talks about the long period of dictatorial rule, and also explains the violence and conflict occurring in the country including the massive amount of rape. It is concluded that in order for the DRC to succeed, the leadership of the country must improve.

This article outlines the economy of Zimbabwe, mainly noting that it is quickly falling behind. One of the things noted is that farmers that lost land from the land reform should be compensated for their losses.

This article explains that there are new stories about people affected by land reform that are being brought forth to a meeting that will reflect on the positives and negatives of the land reform.

This article is about a farmer who is not allowed to visit his farm due to Robert Mugabe's land reform.

Protests against DRC's government have grown and are attempted at being stopped. This shows the large amount of violence taking place.

A leader of Shabab was killed by an American airstrike. Since then, they have named a new leader and still have access to a lot of money and weapons, which means they are still a threat.

12 people were killed when a suicide bomber crashed into an AU convoy in Somalia. al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.

Somaliland wants independence from Somalia, and it is very clear. They have wanted independence since 1991 and they wonder why they are not given it after seeing South Sudan gain independence, and Scotland hold a referendum on whether or not to become an independent country. It is mainly believed that if Somaliland gained independence it would cause other African countries to want to be free. Also, it is believed that Somaliland independence could disrupt the peace that exists between Somaliland and Somalia.

This Article describes how the sport of rugby in South Africa still takes apartheid into account. In general, in South Africa, black people played soccer, while white people often played rugby. This is shown as the Springboks has 56 black players as opposed to 182 white players.

A new map has been made available in South Africa that shows Nelson Mandela inspired tourist attractions. It includes his old house and also the place where he was imprisoned.

There is a mosque opening in South Africa that will allow anyone to worship. This has created criticism as many believe that gay people should not be allowed to worship and women should not be allowed to lead prayers. This does not directly relate to apartheid but is similar in that there is discrimination happening.