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Africa

Chimp with Foudouko's body

Life

Chimps beat up, murder and then cannibalise their former tyrant

A gang of chimps overthrew their alpha male, ostracised him for years and then killed him when he returned

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Scimitar-horned oryx in Chad

Life

Antelope revived in Sahara years after going extinct in the wild

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Ancient manuscripts are in danger in Mali

Humans

Emergency in Mali as looters are plundering ancient treasures

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Electron micrograph of CCHF virus

Health

Travellers warned of fatal tick-borne disease in Western Europe

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A girl being vaccinated against polio in Nigeria

Health

Polio back in Nigeria two years after being wiped out in Africa

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Emmanuel de Merode

Life

We risk our lives daily to safeguard Virunga National Park

Features

World’s longest lake is being depleted of life as waters warm

Earth

World’s longest lake is being depleted of life as waters warm

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Giraffe with a blurry Nairobi cityscape on the horizon

Earth

New railway threatens Nairobi's unique urban wildlife park

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Trou au Natron volcano

Earth

Nomad’s land: Journey into the rugged heart of the Sahara

Features

Angolan child covers eyes while being vaccinated

Health

A yellow fever epidemic has hit central Africa. Is Asia next?

Migrant workers shuttling between Africa and Asia could mean that a deadly disease once deemed under control could spread far from its heartland

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Health

Ebola virus does a total shutdown to hide before a fresh strike

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Health

The truth about migration: We're a stay-at-home species

Features

Technology

AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS

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Earth

Mysterious fairy circles now discovered in Australia's desert

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