Youssou N'Dour, the Senegalese musician once described by Rolling Stone magazine as the most famous living African singer, has taken his first steps into politics.

Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.

A South Korean navy destroyer has caught up to a supertanker carrying about US$160m of oil believed to have been hijacked by Somali pirates.

Jehan Casinader finds the Nile's ancient past has to compete with its colourful present.

David Brown discovers how the endangered mountain gorillas are changing life in Rwanda.

Jill Worrall prepares to intervene in a debate over a felucca ride.

A group of six New Zealanders will this year attempt to jet-ski from London to Auckland, via Sydney.

Jos has become an explosive fault line between the country's Muslim-dominated north and predominantly Christian south.