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Treasure hunters are flocking to Zimbabwe – but the toxic gold rush brings ecological disaster
As thousands of illegal gold miners descend on the region in search of riches, their use of mercury is contaminating land and water supplies
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Ex-Red Cross photographer ‘extorted’ families of dead migrants
Francisco Clemente arrested on charges that he was part of a gang exploiting the relatives of those who died crossing the Mediterranean
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Import ban on game hunting trophies will backfire, African nations warn Britain
Legislation would increase poaching, harm conservation and cause the loss of habitat, affected countries claim
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Britain has less to apologise for on slavery than any other nation on Earth
Ending the African slave trade is a proud chapter in the Royal Navy’s history
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Churches burned and children ‘seized’ as militants target Christians in Mozambique
At least 80,000 people have been driven from their homes as ‘a massive escalation in insurgent violence’ returns to the Cabo Delgado region
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The ‘spiritual Ponzi schemes’ bringing exponential wealth to African prophets
Zimbabwe’s evangelist pastors wield more influence than politicians – but do their promises of riches ever materialise for devout followers?
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Tourist shot in Cape Town sues Google for ‘sending him into violent township’
Walter Fischel was attacked after his satnav suggested a shortcut through Nyanga, the one-time ‘murder capital’ of South Africa
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Soldiers harmed by anti-malaria drug launch landmark legal claim against MoD
More than 450 claimants seeking compensation after suffering from anxiety, nightmares, depression, hallucinations and suicidal thoughts
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How South Africa’s ‘pit toilets’ became a damning symbol of the nation’s inequality
Ten years after the death of a boy who drowned in a latrine, the poor are still forced to use inadequate sanitation
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‘Kuwaiti death ship’ transporting 19,000 cows to Iraq stinks up Cape Town
The NSPCA, which campaigns against the transport of live animals, says three animals were found dead and another five had to be put down
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Putin sells African leaders ‘regime survival packages’ to win influence, think tank says
Report claims Russia is using rebranded Wagner corps to build a network of friendly states and win access to gold and minerals
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‘What kind of man cries?’: The country with the highest suicide rate in the world
Mental illness is described as a ‘white man’s disease’ in Lesotho – it’s a mindset with deadly consequences
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More than 25 years after Princess Diana went to Angola, the landmine threat is ever present
UK pledges £17m to two British demining organisations to carry out clearance work in eight countries across Africa and South-East Asia
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Germany struggles to deport foreigners as home embassies ‘hang up the phone’
Two-thirds of countries involved in deportations, like Cameroon, Burkina Faso and Niger, refuse to cooperate, claims state interior minister
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Zambia’s worst-ever cholera outbreak spirals into ‘uncontrollable health crisis’
Lillian Lungu’s husband died alone of cholera – and she wasn’t told until 11 days later
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Three people killed and hundreds injured in Kenya gas explosion
‘Huge ball of fire’ erupts in Nairobi, setting houses and businesses alight in evening blaze
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Ship carrying 16,000 sheep and cattle stranded in 40C heat amid Red Sea chaos
Animals are marooned off the coast of Australia after the vessel was forced to abandon its trip to Israel
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Famine ‘wonder pill’ could turn the tide against childhood malnutrition
‘Game-changing’ nutritional supplement – containing 15 vitamins and minerals – will be trialled in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Nigeria
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Children at centre of dangerous mpox outbreak ‘accelerating’ in DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo is struggling to control a far deadlier form of mpox, known as clade one, which is spreading unchecked
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Rebuilding granite blocks around pyramid ‘as absurd as straightening the Tower of Pisa’
Egyptologists question the need to recreate cladding in Giza restoration project and say structure should be preserved as it is today
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Charity linked to Prince Harry investigated over allegations of rape and torture
Duke of Sussex serves on board of directors of African Parks, whose rangers have been accused of abuses against indigenous people
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Runner urged not to cross Algeria border in attempt to run length of Africa
Foreign Office advises 26-year-old to avoid dangerous areas as he struggles to obtain visa for last leg of charity challenge
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World’s first IVF rhino pregnancy ‘could save northern white species’
In a major breakthrough an embryo was successfully transferred into a southern white rhino surrogate
