Haunting image scoops photo award

A haunting image by American photographer John Stanmeyer of African migrants in Djibouti has won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year 2013 award.

Congo’s cult of elegance

Known as "Sapeurs," these dapper dressers are part of a Congolese subculture devoted to the cult of style.

Your chocolate’s origins

Chocolate doesn’t grow on trees

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

Egypt unearths ancient mummy

Archaeologists say they unearthed a rare find during a dig in Egypt: a sarcophagus that's 3,600 years old -- with a mummy still inside.

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 can hold the whip hand in South Africa.

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 the country's leather-clad kings of metal.

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 corporate executives. Having worked at Deloitte, the African Development Bank and even…

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, police Capt. Mohamed Hussein said.

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 killed at least 23 people, a local governor said Wednesday.

Mortar fire rains down on Mogadishu

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

Obama sued by U.S Senator over NSA phone taps

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Elephants slaughtered in Chad

Rian Labuschagne pilots his single-engine bush plane low over a herd of elephants, his trained eye scanning for calves. He's spotted 21 in just the last few months.