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Three more species of giraffe than previously thought, scientists say

Giraffes have always been thought to be one species, but scientists now say there are four.

Three more species of giraffe than previously thought, scientists say

Giraffes have always been thought to be one species, but scientists now say there are four.

DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process, rights group says

Attacks were carried out in more than a dozen villages last month, Human Rights Watch says.

Ghanaian music star Shatta Wale briefly detained over Lamborghini probe

US authorities have linked Wale's car to an alleged criminal enterprise operating stateside.

Sudan’s army denies bombing convoy taking aid to famine-hit area

Three of the 16 lorries in the convoy were damaged and caught fire, the WFP says.

How cage football unlocked Aribo’s potential

Southampton and Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo says playing cage football growing up in London made him the player he is today.

Ghana’s Godwin Asediba wins the 2025 BBC Komla Dumor Award

This is the 10th anniversary of the prize set up in honour of the Ghanaian journalist who died at the age of 41.

Leading conservationist in South Africa denies smuggling rhino horns worth $14m

John Hume was allegedly part of an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate, prosecutors say.

South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking

Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

Gunmen in Nigeria kill Muslim worshippers in ‘reprisal attack’

The gunmen stormed a mosque in what an official has described as a "reprisal attack".