Month: February 2014

Chocolate doesn’t grow on trees

"So tell me," an old school friend asked, "if the demand for chocolate is so high, why are…

Egypt unearths ancient mummy

Archaeologists say they unearthed a rare find during a dig in Egypt: a sarcophagus that's 3,600 years old…

Desmond Tutu: Imagine no nukes

The international pressure that ended apartheid should now be turned on countries holding nuclear weapons, writes Desmond Tutu.

Black jockey champion triumphs

It's been a long time coming. A very long time. But S'manga Khumalo is proving that black jockeys…

Africa: ‘Heavy metal’s last frontier’

Botswana's vibrant heavy metal scene was first reported by CNN two years ago; now we catch up with…

Chad’s bloody ivory trade

Chad battles new poaching threats and some old ones. CNN's Arwa Damon reports.

Launching ‘Starbucks of Africa’

For years, Jean-Philippe Kayobotsi's work meant business trips, investment plans and high-level meetings with powerful politicians and top…

Car bomb wounds 4 near Mogadishu’s airport

A car bomb near the airport of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, wounded at least four people on Thursday,…

Gruesome Nigeria attack kills at least 23

In yet another gruesome attack in Nigeria, suspected Boko Haram militants torched houses in a Nigerian village and…

Mortar fire rains down on Mogadishu

At least eight mortar rounds rained down on the Somali capital of Mogadishu late Wednesday, security officials and…

Obama sued by U.S Senator over NSA phone taps

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