Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants

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Wild chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to eat when they are sick or injured, a study says.

Passion, pilots and panache: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

Passion, pilots and panache: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

Passion, pilots and panache: Africa’s top shots

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.

Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours

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A deadly attack in the north has snowballed into speculation soldiers tried to usurp Capt Traoré.

Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours

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A deadly attack in the north has snowballed into speculation soldiers tried to usurp Capt Traoré.

Egyptian pilgrims ‘totally abandoned’ in Hajj heat

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With hundreds thought dead, one victim's family say unregistered pilgrims have been failed by travel agents.

Attack on army base fuels Burkina Faso mutiny rumours

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A deadly attack in the north has snowballed into speculation soldiers tried to usurp Capt Traoré.

Police battle anti-tax demonstrators as Kenya protests spread

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Many Kenyans are angry over a slew of proposed tax rises, which parliament is currently debating.

Habana backs Blitzboks to clinch Olympic sevens spot

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South Africa have the skill and leadership to qualify for the men’s rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics, according to Bryan Habana.