Some fear the closures could hurt immigrants — Somali expatriates in particular — who rely on the transfer services to send funds back home.

In Kenya, a growing group of amateur aviation enthusiasts are building homemade flying machines out of everything from junk metal to old car engines.

Will the president's stop in Senegal signal new business relationships with West Africa?

A new report out this week shows that while pirate attacks off the Somali coast have plummeted, there's a growing threat on the other side of the continent.

Countries from central and east Africa gather to talk solar power as Africa emerges as a market for alternative energy.

In some cases, a dearth of infrastructure can actually lead to innovation. No where is this more true than in the developing world.

Somalia has struggled with famine, piracy, and insurgency in the past several years. But recently, Somalia has been making some progress on economic rebuilding.

President Obama is scheduled to meet with the leaders of four African nations at the White House. On the agenda: Democracy and opportunities to expand trade and investment.

South Sudan, which seceded from the rest of Sudan in 2011, will begin oil production again, under a new deal negotiated in Ethiopia.