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Cyclone Chido was an “intense tropical cyclone”, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in Mayotte, a small island lying to the north-west of Madagascar on December 14, generating wind gusts approaching 155mph (250km/hr). Later on, it hit Mozambique, East Africa with the same ferocity.

Deo Kato says journey from Cape Town gave him hope in humanity, despite facing racism from police and passersby on a daily basis

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, according to officials

400,000 years ago, early humans in Europe, Asia and Africa lived alongside giant straight-tusked elephants, far bigger than their modern-day cousins. Their evolution has long been a mystery to palaeontologists, but an extraordinary, enormous and near-complete skull is helping us uncover an obscure episode in the evolutionary history of these…

Just as Homo sapiens once exploded out of Africa to colonize the Earth our influence is spreading in the solar system. New research says we must track the cosmic migration to Mars.

Dos Santos is facing sanctions and investigations in Angola, the UK, the US and Portugal.

The annual exhibition, held in a working-class area of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, is organised by photographer Aïda Muluneh, who is determined to tap into the continent’s creative potential

Debbie Weinstein said she will focus on growing the firm’s AI technology in her new role.

Ademola Lookman and Barbra Banda were respectively anointed on Monday night as the Confederation of African Football's men's and women's player of the year at a lavish awards ceremony in Marrakech.