http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Central_AfricaFind stories, videos, and photos about Central Africa from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:10:57 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/americas/05/22/top.ten.new.species.2009/tztop.new.species.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Central_Africa14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Central Africa from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/22/top.ten.new.species.2009/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/05/22/top.ten.new.species.2009/index.html#cnnSTCTextA year ago, they were complete unknowns, living a peaceful existence far away from the glare of the international media. Not any more.Fri, 22 May 2009 16:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/22/top.10.new.species/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/22/top.10.new.species/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pea-sized seahorse, the world's longest insect, a "ghost slug" and the world's smallest snake were among the top 10 species discovered in 2008, a committee of scientists said Friday.Fri, 22 May 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/07/maathai.challenge.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/07/maathai.challenge.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe same problems that brought the global banking system to its knees are shackling Africa to a future of corruption and hunger, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai told CNN.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsConservationists find 125,000 undiscovered western lowland gorillas in Africa, suggesting the species is safeTue, 05 Aug 2008 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/10/06/bhts.congo/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/10/06/bhts.congo/index.html"What's wrong with you?" a 14-year-old Congolese girl asked us in Swahili. "We were singing and dancing and you all just looked so sad. What's wrong with you?" We looked into the eyes of the welcoming group of pre-teen girls and flat-out lied, "We're just tired from our journey."Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/08/nobel.maathai.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/08/nobel.maathai.profile/index.htmlNobel peace prize winner Wangari Maathai rose to international fame for campaigns against government-backed forest clearances in Kenya in the late 1980s and 1990s.Fri, 08 Oct 2004 11:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/05/world.hunger/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/05/world.hunger/index.htmlThe United Nations World Food Programme has added longitude and latitude to its hunger awareness campaign with the publication of an interactive map plotting the location of the world's hungriest people.Thu, 05 Aug 2004 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/06/aristide.exile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/06/aristide.exile/index.htmlOusted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide remained for a fourth day Friday in a gilded cage in this dilapidated capital city, unable to communicate with the outside world, his spokesman said in a telephone interview from Paris.Sat, 06 Mar 2004 06:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/08/14/285556/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/08/14/285556/index.htmBell isn't your typical Silicon Valley CEO. Before taking over the top job at Excite@Home earlier this year, he worked as a magazine executive as well as a producer of nature documentaries, filming...Mon, 14 Aug 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/12/01/200469/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/12/01/200469/index.htmThis is the time of year most Americans think seriously about contributing to one or more charitable organizations. The holidays are a reminder that others could use a hand. December is also the la...Thu, 01 Dec 1994 05:01:00 EST