Several South African reserves offer unforgettable, up-close encounters with elephants — giving visitors the chance to connect with these gentle giants in extraordinary ways. Experiences range from guided walks, where guests can touch and feed the animals, to observing them roaming freely during game drives or even while enjoying breakfast in the bush. Some […]

At least 40 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s western Darfur region, according to an aid group working there. The Abu Shouk Emergency Response Room said Monday’s assault on Abu Shouk camp, home to about 200,000 people, was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). […]

A British Army investigation has found that some soldiers at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) continue to pay for sex despite a ban on the practice. The service inquiry, which examined conduct at the base from July 2022 over a period of more than two years, concluded that the use of sex workers […]

At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturned in western Kenya, local authorities say. According to a police report the driver lost control along the Kisumu–Kakamega Highway on Friday afternoon, veering off the road and overturning into a ditch. The area is notorious for deadly road accidents. […]

Dozens of Malian soldiers have been detained in what sources describe as a plot to overthrow the country’s military rulers. The arrests, which began days ago and continued overnight, underscore growing tensions within the junta as Islamist insurgents gain ground in the north. Authorities have yet to comment. Initial reports claimed that senior officers, including […]

Ghana is in mourning after a military helicopter crash claimed the lives of Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others in the Ashanti Region. The Z-9 military helicopter, carrying three crew members and five passengers, went down in a dense forest on its way from Accra to Obuasi for […]

The Zambian government has dismissed warnings from the US embassy about alleged dangerous pollution in the country’s Copperbelt mining region, following the embassy’s decision to withdraw staff from the area. On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health alert advising the immediate evacuation of its personnel from Kitwe and surrounding areas. It cited “widespread contamination […]

Les personnes vivant avec un handicap au Nord-Kivu ont été reçues en audience par le vice-gouverneur provincial afin de lui exposer les nombreuses difficultés auxquelles elles sont confrontées. Ce mercredi 6 août 2025, au gouvernorat provisoire de Beni, le vice-gouverneur de la province, le commissaire divisionnaire Louis Segond Karawa, a rencontré un groupe de personnes […]

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of looming famine in Sudan’s besieged city of El-Fasher, where 300,000 civilians are trapped and cut off from aid. The WFP says it hasn’t been able to deliver food to the city for over a year due to blockades by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have […]

The UK’s charity regulator, the Charity Commission, has concluded that there is no evidence of widespread bullying, harassment, or misogyny at Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity, despite earlier whistleblower claims and a turbulent internal dispute. The findings come after Prince Harry and several trustees resigned earlier this year following a heated boardroom row, with accusations flying […]