Elephants are able to work out ethnicity, gender and age from the sound of a human voice, according to a study.

Libyan officials say they have taken control of a North Korean-flagged tanker that loaded crude oil at a port occupied by rebel forces.

Are there really 21 million slaves worldwide?

More than 1,000 people have protested in South Sudan's capital, Juba, accusing the UN of arming rebels - a charge it denies.

Africa's wealthiest businessman Aliko Dangote is set to fulfil his promise to reward Nigeria with $1m for winning the 2013 Nations Cup.

An exhibition that documents Somalia's architecture during its transition from an Italian colony to an independent state and then descent into civil war has opened in London.

Police in Ghana are investigating the death of a referee who was allegedly assaulted after a match in the Western Region.

The United Nations launches an investigation into the violence that has swept through the Central African Republic, leaving about a quarter of the population in need of aid.

Supporters in South Africa will be able to watch five live English Premier League matches when a fan park is set up at the end of March.

Living in misery with a condition that is curable

British doctors are trying to help sufferers of fistula, a little known condition that affects two million women across mostly Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

The trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp enters its second week in Pretoria.

Harry Hook's portraits of rural Africa

The Rwandan who fled genocide and built a business empire