Fighting Fit

Riots as Zimbabwe turns off water supply

Water supplies in Harare are cut as cholera epidemic tightens its grip and the city sees its worst unrest for a decade

British woman, 74, killed in ‘Wild West’ Zimbabwe

The brutal killing of an elderly woman in Zimbabwe highlights the country’s slide into lawlessness and economic collapse

Anti-piracy experts get rescued... from pirates

Employer says security guards deserve a medal for their actions despite decision to leave crew members on board

Four pirates killed after Chinese boat raid

Attacker's vessel caught by Sierra Leone Navy because it was travelling slowly as it was laden with stolen goods

The broken lives of Nigeria's child brides

Northern Nigeria has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world: nearly 50% of girls are married by age 15

Surfing treatment to cure drug addicts

Cape Town clinic offers surfing as part of its rehabilitation programme, saying it offers a challenge for patients

Pirate 'mothership' was only a fishing boat

The vessel sunk by the Indian navy off the coast of Somalia was a trawler that was being hijacked, its owners claim

‘Captive’ boy is freed from home

Eight-year-old boy undergoing psychiatric treatment after allegedly being held in isolation for at least four years

Two journalists kidnapped in Somalia

British reporter and Spanish photographer reporting on pirate gangs seized as they tried to leave their hotel

Mbeki 'must answer for needless Aids deaths'

Former South African president accused of having blood on his hands as human cost of Aids 'denialism' is revealed

Mbeki Aids policy 'led to deaths of 365,000'

A report by Harvard scientists finds Mbeki's refusal to believe the viral cause of Aids killed his people needlessly

Wealthy wife shot by husband of four months

Servants told of gun being fired during drunken rows that marred the couple's expatriate high life in Zimbabwe

British pirate hostages speak about ordeal

Two British men held captive by pirates off Somalia have spoken for the first time from on board the captured Sirius Star

Somali pirates strike again

It came as crew of Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star, including the two Britons, were being allowed to talk to their families

Send the troops into Zimbabwe, says Odinga

Kenyan Prime Minister breaks rank with African leaders over crisis in Zimbabwe and calls for international peacekeepers help

Mugabe's regime attempts to hides cholera crisis

At least 300 people have died in the epidemic sweeping Zimbabwe but health officials fear the toll could be much higher

‘Money plizz,’ says Somali Cap’n Jack Sparrow

The pirates wreaking havoc off Africa and threatening world trade are getting more daring and their demands are growing

Mugabe tries to hide cholera death toll

Cholera deaths are on the increase in Zimbabwe but President Robert Mugabe’s failing government is covering up the scale of the problem

Congo's rangers risk their lives to guard gorillas

The rangers have returned to the home of endangered animals for the first time in a year despite a new wave of violence

Somali militias and rebels drawn to pirate gold

Militants from the Taleban-style al-Shabaab movement are among those bearing down on coastal town of Haradhere