Malawi votes in tight election race

As South Koreans head to the polls for a parliamentary election, the country's worsening ties with North Korea are high on the agenda. The small South Korean island of Yeonpyeong is located about 12 kilometres from the North Korean coast. In January, Pyongyang fired live artillery into nearby waters, forcing islanders into air raid shelters. The island could be first in the line of fire if conflict breaks out between the North and South.

The El Nino weather cycle originating in the Pacific Ocean is intensifying drought from Africa to Asia. Why do El Nino and its sibling, La Nina, have such far-reaching climate impacts?

Passengers on a bus that was swept downstream by floodwater on Tuesday (April 9) in Kenya's east clung to ropes as they crossed rapids to get to safety.

There's no turning back says General Burhan, as Sudan approaches the first anniversary of a brutal civil war. Senegal's new leader has sparked hopes for big change and impactful progress. And it's been a good month for Tunisians as the faithful have enjoyed Ramadan celebrations.

Will South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma run for president on behalf of a new political organization that he joined last year after denouncing the ruling African National Congress party that he once led?

In the Rwandan village of Mbyo, Tutsi who survived the genocide now live together with rehabilitated Hutu perpetrators. But they tell DW it has been a difficult journey.