South Africa has rejected "with contempt" claims by jailed British mercenary Simon Mann that it backed his plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.

Background here picked by thenegativeone 5 months ago

The picture is of Europe and Africa when the sun is setting -- half of the picture is in night. picked by 1krazykorean 10 months ago

Head lice taken from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru support the idea that the little creatures accompanied humans on their first migration out of Africa, 100,000 years ago, researchers reported on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Whenever Africa is mentioned, most people think of roaming animals and jeep safaris. Whilst Africa has much more to offer than animals, the beauty that nature has bestowed on this continent cannot be overlooked. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

The creation of new oceans and seas is usually a slow geological process. In the case of the Afar Triangle near the Horn of Africa a new ocean is forming more rapidly than geologists expected and will, in time, split Africa apart. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

There is an overwhelming consensus by scholars, academics and even mystics that southern Africa is the cradle of humankind and that this is where the first humans walked the Earth before migrating to the distant corners of our planet. picked by deEPCHIll 11 hours ago

It's personal, my son made the Horn of Africa military site and I am so proud he is doing great things over there! picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

Nuclear Facility in South Africa attacked. Four armed men broke into the control room of the Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center, shooting "a senior emergency officer" in the process. The government nuclear agency Necsa insisted the paper not run this story. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Animal rehabilitation officials are trying to find a home for a king penguin that turned up in Cape St. Francis, South Africa. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Really beautiful shots, showing the beautiful side of Africa. picked by Wasabi 1 year ago

A collection of rare maps of Africa, dating from 1530 to 1915, has been made available for free on the internet by Northwestern University in the US.
Link to Uni map collection picked by teaya21 2 years ago

That's Africa, and it's in desperate need of our help. Luckily, a few enlightened megastars from America and Europe have come to save it.Curiously, not all the natives are grateful. picked by sholom22 1 year ago

It appears humans from Africa travelled all around the Indian and Pacific Oceans, driven by environmental pressures. picked by rambler 10 months ago

"...Then, they tie leather straps on their hands, and armed with a small fire, they crawl in the python lair.
A few meters into the "tunnel" they find the python sitting on his eggs, and usually the snake starts..." picked by kensai 2 years ago

Great pics two french wildlife photographers have taken of their daughter and various animals over the years. picked by gnikgnok 9 months ago

Ganvie (meaning: 'the collectivity of those who found peace at last') is a lake village in Benin, lying in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou. The village has a population of around 20-30,000, contains around 3,000 stilted buildings and is probably the largest lake village in Africa. picked by doggylives 4 months ago

In an earlier article (January 2004, link provided 4 months ago: this issue was also mentioned.

Here's an update, illustrating how values (and opinions of "beauty") can vary across the world. picked by rambler 1 year ago

American film maker Randall Nickerson is currently visiting southern Africa to make a documentary that follows up an incident that happened at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, in 1994, when 62 children aged between eight and 12 reported seeing a UFO and “strange beings” during their morning break. picked by deEPCHill 3 months ago

What I find more interesting than anything is that real celebreties (although, in this case not major celebrities) are increasingly taking part in creating original web content. Me thinks that writer strike was good for something. picked by optimusplime 4 months ago

"We have gone from undernutrition to overnutrition without ever having passed healthy nutrition," says a retired South African medical director. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago