Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

The March and March provincial leader died of his injuries in hospital several days after being shot.

Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.

Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, due to appear at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.

The court acknowledged the need for a broader national debate on cannabis policy in Kenya.

The case has gripped Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu ordered a corruption investigation last week.

Court of Appeal judges say Sadia Adow "suffered a substantial injustice" when she was jailed in 2007.

Egyptian human rights lawyer Maha Attia says island has been 'like a doctor' for her.

Aston Villa are warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record.

Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.

The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.

The UK is trying to extradite a man after his wife and two daughters are found dead in Bedfordshire.

The UK is trying to extradite a man after the deaths of his wife and two daughters in Bedfordshire.

While Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi appear to be in a personal battle to rewrite the World Cup record books, there is one landmark that appears beyond them.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.

Plans for a 64-team men's World Cup are set to be assessed after the 2026 tournament.

Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala could have given evidence against senior police officials in a $22m graft case.

An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare species of the virus and is in an area affected by conflict.

The UK medicines regulator has given approval for an experimental vaccine to be tested on healthy adults.

There’s a new Netflix show that has got lots of us talking: The Polygamist. It’s a drama based in South Africa about a wealthy businessman named Jonasi Gomora who has multiple wives and a mistress. It’s packed with betrayal, revenge… and cheating. It’s become the most-watched Netflix show in South Africa and Kenya, and it’s hit the top 10 in countries like Nigeria and Romania too. But it’s also got people talking about polygamous relationships - which are legal in South Africa and many other countries - and whether they work.

BBC reporter Khanyisile Ngcobo joins us from Johannesburg to unpick how people in South Africa have been reacting to the show, how polygamy traditionally works, and how conversations around it are changing. And we hear from fans in Ghana, South Africa, the US and the UK, who share what their group chats have been saying about the hit show.

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