In Africa, a continent home to some of the world's most iconic animals like elephants and lions, there are over 400 species of snakes, with around 90 being venomous. Some of these snakes are among the ...

Baboons are often seen as mischievous creatures, but the truth is far more dangerous and disturbing. These fearless, brazen African bandits are known for their incredible strength and cunning nature, ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThanks to the continued support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), the World Heritage Online Map Platform is being expanded to include World Heritage properties in ...

A South African university has launched an anti-poaching campaign to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but which can be detected by ...

It is also a worrying sign that M23 ’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war.