French far-right leader Jordan Bardella vows ‘cultural battle’, demands EU rebate
Financial Times: Party chief on cusp of power wants to overhaul tax, citizenship.
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Minimum tax on billionaires would raise up to $408b a year, says report
Financial Times: Levy on total wealth of super-rich is 'feasible and enforceable'.
Step inside one of South Africa's most lusted-after safaris
With your own swimming pool, cinema, wine cellar, gym, private chef and butler.
NBA spends millions developing basketball in Africa
New York Times: The league has spent millions cultivating future stars and fans in Africa.
Three-legged lion makes record-breaking swim across crocodile-infested river - for sex
Jacob and brother Tibu cross wide channel in Uganda lured by roar of potential mates.
South African President re-elected after last-minute coalition deal
Cyril Ramaphosa's party strikes late coalition deal with the main opposition and others.
'Hey Jumbo': African elephants call each other by unique names
Scientists believe African elephants do something that few wild animals do.
African elephants call each other by unique names
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Video / AP
World Bank boosts forecast for global economic growth
'Exceptional' US growth highlighted as bank’s latest outlook marks an increase.
This toddler is the youngest male artist in the world. His mum says he just loves colours
A toddler in Ghana has set the record as the world’s youngest artist.
Review: Tinariwen deliver a transportive storm of sound on a soggy Auckland night
'Welcome to the Sahara.'
What it’s like to stay at the former home of Nelson Mandela
Stay at Sanctuary Mandela, where Nelson Mandela lived for the majority of his presidency.
NZ dairy business blames Ethiopian ministry for insolvency
'Pioneering' company wanting to develop heat-tolerant cattle hit trouble overseas.
Explained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications
The election will test how weary voters are of the ruling African National Congress party.
Trust me, there's no greater thrill than a Tanzanian safari
Life's most defining moments happen on safari.
Thinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the country
How to have the perfect holiday in South Africa.
Morocco proposes $13 billion tunnel to connect Europe to Africa by 2030s
Spain and Morocco have revived a 40-year-old scheme to link continents.
Tuareg band Tinariwen ‘still fighting through the music’ and coming to NZ
Their Grammy-winning Saharan sounds have a cult following and famous fanbase.
‘Sickening’: Naked tourists in the desert cause outrage in Namibia
Officials said the tourists 'violated the country’s laws' by posing naked for photos.
Couple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue Google
The travellers were unknowingly led through a neighbourhood residents would never go near.
Kiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships specialises in free, life-changing surgeries for people in need.
Shocking twist in cruise nightmare tale
A couple who were left behind have made a surprising statement.
Mistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongings
A pregnant woman and a paraplegic were among the passengers left high and dry.
Nearly 20 million facing hunger due to drought in southern Africa
It's the result of extreme weather patterns that experts say are becoming more frequent.
Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after two weeks in captivity
287 children were seized from school in northern Nigeria and marched into the forests.
Watch: Terrifying moment elephant charges, tries to flip safari jeep
Not many can say they've had this experience before.
At least 100 northern Nigeria villagers kidnapped in latest mass abduction
Gangs seized at least 100 people from their homes in Nigeria.
Mum's devastation after five children abducted from school
Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We don’t know what to do," she says.
Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria
It marks the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week.
'Please help us': Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison
The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence.
Behind the scenes on an African safari - where guests (can be) more beastly than the wildlife
New cushions needed - the hyaenas have destroyed them again.
Kenya gas explosion kills at least 3 people, injures 280
The owner had been found guilty of operating an illegal gas refilling business.
African leaders criticise Israel's military campaign in Gaza
An African leader describes the war in Gaza as immoral and unacceptable.