Burkina Faso is a west African dryland country known for its diverse ecosystems, including savannas, forests and wetlands. Large herbivores like elephant, giraffe and hippopotamus, and predators like ...

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

A certain air of mystery surrounds the figure of László Almásy, and the release of the world-famous film The English Patient did little to dispel it.

Foreign mining companies are turning to arbitration as African governments enforce stricter regulations, revoke licenses, and ...

Richards, who was named National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence last year, regularly joins Diving With a Purpose, a group of Black scuba divers who uncover and document slave shipwrecks in the ...

Uncover the top African destinations for 2025, from Zambia's stunning wildlife migrations to Rwanda's rich culture and ...

UK explorer Alice Morrison, 61, known as the “Indiana Jones for girls,” set off on a 2,500-kilometer journey, to cross the length of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from north to south, on foot.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek began his continent-spanning walk in Ethiopia in January 2013. Since then, his Out ...

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At least 78 dead bodies have been retrieved from a discontinued gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a “horrific ...

The Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian naval ship named after the 15th-century explorer that inspired the name “America,” has been designated a 2025 Jubilee church. Archbishop Santo Marcianò of the ...

Yet, for 600 million people in Africa, this right remains out of reach. They lack access to the essential opportunities electricity provides: modern healthcare, quality education, greater quality of ...