Botswana: Mystery elephant deaths caused by cyanobacteria

Toxins made by algae in water holes caused 330 elephant deaths in Botswana earlier this year.

Lagos Inferno: The blast that destroyed a Nigerian girl’s school

An explosion in Lagos, Nigeria killed 23 people and destroyed a girls’ boarding school. But what caused it?

Egypt tomb: Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara

The 27 wooden coffins are said to have lain undisturbed inside a well at an ancient necropolis.

Coronavirus: Test rules set for Covid-19 African herbal remedies

Sound science "will be the sole basis" for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.

Coronavirus: Test rules set for Covid-19 African herbal remedies

Sound science "will be the sole basis" for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.

Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted

An overnight blaze leaves a distinctive building at one of Africa's oldest universities a shell.

Uganda Makerere University fire: ‘Ivory Tower’ gutted

An overnight blaze leaves a distinctive building at one of Africa's oldest universities a shell.

Zimbabwe: Africa’s first mine where workforce is made up entirely of women

Zimbaqua mine is the first mine in Africa where the workforce is made up entirely of women.

Zimbabwe: Africa’s first mine where workforce is made up entirely of women

Zimbaqua mine is the first mine in Africa where the workforce is made up entirely of women.

Janusz Walus: Why far-right Polish football fans idolise a murderer in South Africa

Janusz Walus killed anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, sparking fears of a racial civil war.