Burundi’s refugees waiting for boat ride to safety

Startup makes rhino horns — without rhinos

To tackle poaching, this starup is producing synthetic rhino horns -- by fabricating protein and 3D printing.

‘Why killing one bull is worth it for conservation’

It is often hard for people to understand the rationale for the sport hunting of an endangered rhino species, especially at a time when poaching has been increasing.

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Oldest stone tools found in Kenya

After black rhino kill, a village celebrates

The hunt for a black rhino may have been controversial, but there's nothing but gratitude in a Namibian village.

USAfrica: Otti vs Ikpeazu, election tribunal grants Otti inspection of ballot papers, card readers, sensitive electoral materials

USAfrica: Otti vs Ikpeazu, election tribunal grants Otti inspection of ballot papers, card readers, sensitive electoral materials. The battle over who ultimately will govern Abia State of Nigeria moved, formally,…

Opinion: This is not conservation

Killing endangered wildlife to save it is just wrong.

Burundi pres. asks citizens to fund election

As protests and sporadic violence continue to roil his country, Burundi's President has pushed back the parliamentary and local council elections by one week, to June 6, a presidential spokesman…

U.S.: ISIS is a growing threat in Libya

U.S. officials say ISIS has established outposts in North Africa, which is a source of recruits, weapons and funding. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

Hunter kills rhino after controversial auction win

In January 2014, Corey Knowlton bid $350,000 for a permit to hunt and kill a highly protected black rhino in Namibia. He won the permit and became a target himself.…

Violence pushes refugees to Tanzania

CNN's Diana Magnay travels with a UNHCR ship to pick up Burundian refugees who are fleeing the violence that has overtaken their country.

Cameroon: making movies without cinemas

Cameroonian filmmakers fight to make blockbusters, though there are no theaters to screen them.

Inside the school where you learn to defy gravity

In Tanzania, a troupe of acrobats bend their bodies in ways unthinkable.

WHO boss responds to Ebola criticism

After blistering criticism over how the World Health Organization handled the Ebola outbreak, its Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan announced changes aimed at the way the agency handles health emergencies.