Molten lava from Hawaii’s volcano reaches a geothermal power plant

Glencore is well positioned to reap the rewards of surging copper and cobalt prices, but now is being hemmed in by legal troubles in DRC

Villagers facing extrajudicial killings and other abuses are caught between jihadists and Burkinabè security forces, says Human Rights Watch

Fatou Bensouda warned Israel Defence Forces to avoid excessive use of force and vowed to take ‘any action warranted’ last week ahead of Monday’s meeting

The fire that killed 71 people shocked Britain and raised questions about poor-quality social housing blocks

A senior Revolutionary Guards commander responded by threatening to punch Mike Pompeo in the mouth

The economic adviser also says the Chinese are ‘very willing to open the door to a lot more financial services’

The WHO is sending 7,540 doses of the vaccine to the DRC, 540 of which have been earmarked for Mbandaka where four Ebola cases have been confirmed

The key is agricultural industrialisation, says the head of the African Development Bank, and this can’t be done without the state’s involvement

Zoleka Mandela, who lost her 13-year-old daughter in a car accident, has endorsed a report which says there is very little global action on this deadly epidemic

Mugabe has said corruption and foreign exploitation in the sector cost the country $15bn — but his own regime stands accused of syphoning off diamond profits

The bank was alleged to have given Qatari investors an illegal loan which was then used to prop up its shares during the banking crisis

Democratic Republic of Congo has reported another death in the northwest city of Mbandaka, a major transport hub

Lava flows could produce clouds of acid fumes, steam and glass-like particles as they reach the Pacific Ocean, authorities have warned

Venezuela’s mainstream opposition boycotted the election, given that two of its most popular leaders were barred from running

‘Chavista’ Nicolas Maduro is set for re-election and the opposition boycotts the vote amid Venezuela's devastating economic crisis

The ageing Boeing jet, leased by Mexican company Damojh, crashed shortly after takeoff from Havana killing 110 passenger