14-year-old Ghanaian actor wows Venice film festival judges

Group stops care for retired research chimps

The fate of dozens of chimpanzees used in American biomedical experiments is up in the air after resources for their care and feeding were withdrawn this year.

Tourists mistaken for terrorists: 12 killed

Security forces killed 12 tourists and injured 10 after mistaking them for terrorists, the country's Interior Ministry said.

Homo naledi is related to me how?

Surely, you remember the feeling: being a kid in a room full of adults whose names and relationships you don't quite grasp.

Can dams increase the risk of malaria?

5 African food bloggers you need to start following now

New species of human ancestor discovered

100 years of photo portraits from West Africa

U.S. re-opens Somalia diplomatic mission

The U.S. State Department took a major step Tuesday towards re-establishing normal relations with the government of Somalia, reopening its diplomatic mission following a decades-long closure.

Lost Egyptian treasures finally resurface

How Apple changed Blick Bassy’s life in 15 seconds

Walter Palmer is back practicing

U.S. Open: K. Anderson beats A. Murray

Dentist who killed lion Cecil breaks silence

Palmer describes hunt

The Minnesota dentist who killed beloved lion Cecil speaks out about the hunt for the first time. CNN's Boris Sanchez reports