Africa

Deborah Patta talks to us from Zimbabwe. Audio

Oscar Pistorius' early release from jail on parole overturned, Liberia and Sierra Leone dealing with aftermath of Ebola, discussions over an international summit to deal with Boko Haram in Nigeria. Audio

Six thousand years ago the Sahara Desert was a lush savannah, covered in grasslands, forests and home to one of the largest rivers in the world.

So why did it change? Geologist Stefan Kropelin has… Audio, Gallery

Burundi election and claims of corruption, the Nigerian army has rescued more children from the extremist Boko Haram group. Audio

West African crime syndicates are duping dozens of vulnerable Australians to courier drugs through countries that have the death penalty for trafficking. Audio

Australian mining companies operating in Africa have been caught up in allegations of corruption, tax avoidance, environmental destruction and human rights abuses. 150 Australian companies operate… Audio

Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir - facing war crimes - and with a warrant issued for his arrest - has managed to attend a conference in South Africa, and then leave the country again. Our correspondent… Audio

Ethioipian economist and Director-General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, who has been visiting New Zealand to discuss the role of men and boys in ensuring gender equality in the… Audio

Claims the FIFA vote that gave South Africa the 2010 world cup was rigged and bribes may have been paid. Audio

The rescue of hundreds of girls in Nigeria who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram and tensions in Burundi. Audio

In Africa a reusable sanitary pad is transforming young womens' lives for the better. With Sanne Bolkenstein of AFRIpads. Audio

Over 700 asylum seekers drown in The Mediterranean Sea. Audio

This week Kenya suffered its worst terrorist attack since the 1998 bombing of the United States embassy in Nairobi. Gunmen from the Al Shabab militant group killed nearly 150 people at Garissa… Audio

Director of South African performance company Third World Bunfight, whose latest production is a radical take on Verdi's opera Macbeth, set in modern-day Congo, and playing at the Auckland Arts… Audio

Deborah Patta reports on Rhino poaching on the increase; and the Upcoming Nigeria election. Audio

The first African cycling team will compete in this year's Tour de France. Tim Lewis is the author of 'Land of Second Chances: The Impossible Rise of Rwanda's Cycling Team'. Audio

International Wildlife Photographer Robyn Preston. Robyn has gone from being a Northland dairy farmer's wife to an international wildlife photographer. She spent her childhood on a dairy farm near… Audio