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Giant, man-eating crocodile caught
A giant, one-tonne crocodile has been caught by Ugandan villagers, after allegedly eating a man and maiming several others in a village.
Ebola outbreak death toll rises to 60
An ebola outbreak has killed almost 60 people in Guinea, and may have spread to neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Togo: It's a kind of magic
David Brown finds the hotels in this West African country are cheap, the locals are welcoming and there are still places where you can discover a new fetish.
Ethiopia: Rituals and relics in land of two halves
Ethiopians are happy to share their traditions, whether it's marriage rituals or the mysteries of churches carved into solid rock, writes Jim Eagles.
Ethiopia, Africa
This east African country is fascinating in its diversity, with verdant highlands in the south and dry, dusty landscapes to the north. The most populous land-locked country in the world, it is also home to numerous tribes who are trying, with mixed success, to preserve their traditional ways of life.
Tanzania: Smiling through
The children of Tanzania have a priceless gift they often share with visitors, writes orphanage volunteer Seth Zwart.
South Africa: Cruise by the Cape
P.K. Stowers visits Cape Town's famous harbour and gets a view from the waves.
Uganda: The confronting face of slum tourism
Embarking on a tour of Uganda's biggest township throws up some ethical questions for Emilia Terzon.
Tanzania: Go wild with a Christmas beach safari
Mike Unwin and his family swap the European winter for a wildlife-heavy African Yuletide.
Paris-bound flight grounded by bomb threat
A Paris-bound flight was rescheduled after Venezuela grounded an Air France plane that French authorities said terrorists might have been planning to blow up.