In “A Training School for Elephants,” Sophy Roberts revisits an especially bizarre episode from the exploitation of Africa.

Despite its diminutive size on the all-too-common world maps that use Mercator projection, Africa is the second-largest ...

Threatened by armed conflict, volcanic activity and rampant deforestation, Africa's oldest national park is turning to a new ...

including Belgium, Congo's former colonial power. Spanning more than 3,000 square miles, Virunga is home to many of the world's last mountain gorillas, yet much of the park is under rebel control ...

including Belgium, Congo's former colonial power. Virunga is home to many of the world's last mountain gorillas, yet much of the park is under rebel control and fighting has accelerated forest loss.

Virunga National Park in war-ravaged eastern Congo is marking its 100th anniversary this month by producing 25,000 handcrafted treats at a nearby chocolate factory to be sold in Europe, including ...