Holy crocodile

A man feeds a chicken to a crocodile in the sacred marsh of Sabou, Burkina Faso

Zambia’s ex-President Chiluba acquitted

Zambia’s ex-President Frederick Chiluba has been acquitted of six counts of theft and corruption

Forget climate change, ageing populations are the real problem

Forget climate change, old man Europe must find a way to keep up with the younger populations of Asia, Africa and America

Walking in Cape Verde

Touristy Sal may be bleak and uninspiring, but Cape Verde's lush mountainous islands are perfect for a walking holiday

Hotel of the week: The Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi

First opened in 1904, the Norfolk quickly became the place to stay for visitors to East Africa

Celebrities adopting Third World babies

Should people such as Madonna and Angelina Jolie be allowed to adopt children from poor countries?

African albinos’ fear of butchery by witchdoctors

Tanzania has launched a campaign to combat the surge in murders of albinos for their 'lucky' body parts

South Africa sickened by Zuma’s Mandela ‘kidnap’

In a desperate attempt to boost his bid for the presidency, Zuma forced Mandela to appear at a rally

Pic of the Day: Carla in Africa

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy meets visitors to the Pissy medical centre in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso