Nervous smiles from Prince Harry as he faces one of his toughest tests.

Kiwi-born businessman Stephen Jennings has reached an out-of-court settlement in his defamation case against Fairfax for a "substantial" sum.

The animals are the main attraction, but in many cases their very existence is under daily threat.

The injured New Zealander freed from Nigerian kidnappers is not yet well enough to return home.

Just 15 years ago there were thought to be about 150,000 giraffes in the wild. Since then, numbers have fallen by 40 per cent.

COMMENT: Cultural outlook is the hardest nut to crack. Not even centuries of ever-growing modernity has broken the witch doctor/healer mentality.

The mountains of East Africa are being dissolved by climate change, Jason Patinkin reports.

Patience and speed are key to photographing African wildlife, learns Sarah Marshall.

Angola is still scarred by its civil war. Mike Dawson thinks tourism may help.

Britain's banks have been accused of hounding MPs' children, parents, grandparents and even in-laws in a crackdown aimed at curbing fraud by corrupt African dictators.

Justine Tyerman has a not-too-close encounter with a cobra in Marrakech.

Despite appearing in countless wildlife documentaries about the continent, it appears the cheetah is not really African at all.

Africa's natural environments and spectacular wildlife are about to face their biggest challenge ever.

Sub-Saharan has had the fastest economic growth over the last 10 years.

For those with a sense of adventure, visiting Egypt now has big advantages, discovers Courtney Bonnell.

Rich-lister Stephen Jennings hit the nail on the head in his call for New Zealand companies to have a closer look at Africa.

1215 rhinos were killed last year.This year, 749 rhinos were known to have been poached.

In a town where rumours of Jimi Hendrix remain, Katie Wright finds an easy pace at which to unwind.

Sarah Marshall becomes a jungle animal herself on a walking safari in Zambia.

Prince Harry, doing conservation work in Africa, says saving wildlife has become "precious" to him.

When Cecil the lion was hunted down and killed by a US dentist, it was feared the slaughter would not stop there.

Consciences stir as report reveals how burden of disenfranchisement falls on poor blacks excluded for life.

The second great space race is under way.

Off the beaten track in Morocco, Derek Cheng ducks into a public bath house for a refreshing dip and a massage.

There's an intriguing Kiwi connection to Uganda's Wildwater Lodge.

Victoria Falls on the great Zambezi River is a welcoming tourist hub, finds Jennifer Ennion.

Rum cocktails are de rigueur on the French island of Reunion, finds Kevin Pilley.

A New Zealand-based lecturer is mourning the loss of his brother who was killed after falling down a 400m cliff while exploring caves in Morocco.

French special forces unexpectedly found and freed a Dutch hostage during a dawn assault on al-Qaeda fighters in the Sahara desert in northern Mali.