Africa

Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park is home to 1,000 mountain gorillas.

Dating back to the 12th Century the churches are a World Heritage site.

Blind backpacker Tony Giles experiences paintings designed to be touched.

The centre was started by a British couple 10 years ago when they retired to Morocco.

A skyscraper that went from luxury building to slum is seeing a revival.

How a conservation group gives rangers military-style training to stop poachers.

The boat is the second of a pair that has been buried for more than 5,000 years.

The fruit bat is the one remaining native mammal to Mauritius.

The villages that have become a sanctuary for monkeys

Ben Zand tries out wrestling in Khartoum, Sudan.

Ben Zand visits a "lost" city of Nubian pyramids in Sudan.

Rajan Datar goes camping in the Botswana bush

Rajan Datar gets to conduct a military band as part of the rehearsals for the big day.

Meet the South African actor and activist who challenged apartheid with satire

Taking part in a census to count the elephants at Kenya's Amboseli National Park

How has the story of Elsa the lioness changed wildlife conservation?

Exploring the sights and sounds of carnival in the Seychelles

Could zoning the ocean help protect the underwater wildlife of this archipelago?

Ade Adepitan travels to Botswana to find out more about the country’s heavy metal scene

Can this conservation programme help save lions in the wild?

Ade Adepitan travels to Zimbabwe for a close encounter with wildlife on safari.

Behind the scenes of the ground-breaking Mother Africa Circus.

The ‘beating heart’ of South Africa – discover Johannesburg in 60 seconds.

The unglamorous Cape Town suburb making a name for itself for producing rock bands.