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Suyian Lodge, Kenya

My first stay on this continent may have ruined all future trips

As we arrive at this imposing new luxury lodge and take in the seemingly infinite views, I realise I may have peaked a little too early for my first trip to Africa.

  • Trudi Jenkins

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Angus Thomson with his surgeon Kate Drummond plus a scan of his brain.

I invited my brain surgeon to lunch. Here’s what happened

Kate Drummond removed a piece of my brain. That might be the least interesting thing about her.

  • Angus Thomson
From a distance, Rio’s colourful favelas look appealing.

Authentic insight or voyeurism? My struggle with slum tourism

I saw a colourful, poor neighbourhood from a distance and wanted to visit it. But I learnt just how thorny, divisive and nuanced the issue is.

  • Gary Nunn
Kenyan mother Esther and her newborn son, Abudy.

Born to an unwed mother far from home, this baby cannot leave

Caressing her son Abudy’s tiny hands, Esther says she cannot understand why her newborn has to face the consequences for a situation not of his making.

  • Vivian Nereim and Abdi Latif Dahir
Jane Goodall at the Taronga Zoo, Sydney, May 2014.

Jane Goodall had ‘old friends’ in Sydney, but rebuked Australian conservation efforts

“Australia is not doing well at all,” said Goodall, who had a close relationship with Sydney’s Taronga Zoo, on one of her many visits.

  • Amy Ripley
The earthy tones of andBeyond’s Suyian Lodge.

The new Kenya lodge with exclusive safari access

The Laikipia highlands of Kenya are characterised by abundant wildlife and lush landscapes. Yet it is much less crowded than the Maasai Mara.

  • Julietta Jameson
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Demonstrators react to the death in custody of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang.

How the death of a blogger fuelled deadly protests across a nation

When the police came for Albert, his wife initially thought he would be safe. By the next morning, the father of one was dead.

  • Monicah Mwangi, Christophe Van Der Perre and Edwin Okoth
Ugandan singer Faith Nassande is one of the choir members finally granted a visa to travel to Australia.

‘Jumping out of their skins’: Joy for African choir over visa backflip

An eleventh-hour change of heart from immigration officials gives the green light to Ugandan and Kenyan performers.

  • Nick Galvin
Elon Musk played a key role in Donald Trump’s winning campaign and has been rewarded with an advisory role in the new administration.

I’ve seen the impact of Trump and Musk’s savagery. What they’re doing is cruel and lethal

As an aid leader, how do I tell my African friends that Trump’s Christianity isn’t for them, so babies will die?

  • Tim Costello
Some of the footprints of two humans pieces found side by side in Kenya.

Footprints show two human species crossed paths 1.5 million years ago

One had an ape-like big toe, the other a high arch. One was a juvenile, another had a stiff foot.

  • Will Dunham