Deep in Cameroon's rainforests, poachers are killing primates for food. Evan Williams reports from Yokadouma on a practice that could create a pandemic

Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has reaffirmed his commitment to the club, distancing himself from earlier quotes hinting at a summer move.

"On the family, we need two or three eye-catching initiatives that are entirely conventional in terms of their attitude," the Prime Minister said. "I should be personally associated with as much of this as possible."

A woman had corrosive liquid thrown at her in a suspected race attack as she walked with her six-month-old baby.

City manager responds to Muamba horror by saying there must be more rigorous medicals

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is confident his players will put aside the trauma of Fabrice Muamba's cardiac arrest tomorrow when they return to White Hart Lane for the first time since seeing the Bolton midfielder collapse.

Poachers have slaughtered at least 200 elephants in the past five weeks in a patch of Africa where they are more endangered than anywhere else on Earth, wildlife activists say.

Oil-rich rulers put on show of opulence out of reach to an impoverished population

The 2012 African Nations Cup, which is being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guine, begins tomorrow.

Former Stoke striker aiming to help others avoid repeating his mistakes

Cameroon star latest to be offered millions to play in Dagestan as local oligarch tries to transform region

An epic candid camera experiment which spanned three continents and seven countries has captured the unthreatened, enquiring expressions of some of the world’s rarest animals in a collection of 52,000 photographs.

Cameroonian authorities say four people were killed in clashes between fans and troops after Cameroon drew 0-0 with Senegal in an African Cup of Nations qualifier that dented the team's chances of reaching next year's tournament.