Page 10 – Africa Geographic

The Himba – a people in transition

The iconic Himba people of Namibia navigate an uncertain, modernising world affected by climate change and marginalisation

Hosana, famous Sabi Sand leopard, killed under tragic circumstances

Well-known leopard Hosana of Sabi Sand is believed to have been killed in self-defence by an anti-poaching unit on patrol

THIS WEEK

Our last week of Photographer of the Year entries (in 2 galleries), your guide on the best places to see leopards, female birdsong in swallows and changing seasons – all this week with AG.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 2

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 13 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced end May

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 13 – Gallery 1

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 13 are here! Submissions are now closed. Winners will be announced end May

Last chance to enter Photographer of the Year, true safari romance in Tarangire National Park, sibling bonding in hyenas, walking with giants in Kenya and bidding farewell to Amboseli’s super tusker Tolstoy – all this week with AG.

Iconic Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy dies

Famous Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy has died at the age of 51, six weeks after being treated for a spear wound

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 12

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 12 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park has magnificent scenery, giant baobabs & an abundance of wildlife – all the ingredients for the perfect safari

THIS WEEK

Epic pics and your last chance to enter Photographer of the Year, special offer on a Mara family safari, warfare ecology reflecting on the polarising tusker-hunt debate, and the best swimming pools in Africa – all this week with AG.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 11

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 11 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Africa’s 30 best swimming pools

Here’s our list of THE 30 best swimming pools in Africa – to round out your safari. Best views, best sightings, spots for sundowners & more!

THIS WEEK

Tuskers hunted in Botswana, best photos, 3 days in glorious Victoria Falls, and the dependability of the marvellous honeyguide – all this week with AG.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 10

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 10 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Trophy hunters kill two of Africa’s biggest elephants in Botswana

Trophy hunters have killed 2 of the largest elephants left in Africa. The ongoing removal of large-tusked elephants is a conservation concern

Counting animals – the technology helping conservationists

Counting wild animals can be a complicated process, particularly when estimating populations in some of Africa’s massive protected wild areas

THIS WEEK

Glamping in Moremi, the week’s best pics, SA’s tiger farming industry, and controversy around proposed Chobe developments

Botswana to develop 8 new lodges on Chobe Riverfront?

Botswana’s dubious call for tenders for 8 new lodges in Chobe NP, despite regulations preventing developments, has angered environmentalists

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 9

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 9 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Moremi: bucket-list mobile safari

Explore the pristine Big 5 wilderness of Moremi and Khwai on a fuss-free mobile glamping safari with expert guides on AG’s May expedition

Big cat farming and the illegal tiger trade in South Africa

South Africa’s illegal tiger trade and farming of other big cats threatens the wild populations of these animals across the world

Comment – teamAG – Friday 01 April 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 8

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 8 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

6 beers to order on safari

Here’s our guide to the 6 best locally brewed beers from top-class breweries to enjoy on your African safari

Jackals of Africa – consummate survivors

Jackals are the ultimate survivors of the African bushveld. These social & intelligent canids are expert opportunists and masterful lurkers

Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 March 2022

Namibia’s elephant auction, wild Katavi, the ultimate Mara safari, our shared chimp DNA & this week’s epic pics

Super tusker Tolstoy treated for spear wound

Amboseli super tusker Tolstoy is in recovery after being treated for a spear wound, following a midnight raid on nearby crops.

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 7

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 7 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Namibia’s elephant auction: Evaluating the results

Namibia’s controversial elephant auction: balancing conservation, welfare and legality – Opinion editorial

Katavi National Park

Katavi is Tanzania’s wildest secret – drawing gatherings of wildlife in the dry season & flourishing under floodplains in the rainy months

Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 March 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 6

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 6 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

The 6 top places to see painted wolves

Looking for the best place to see African painted wolves? We bring you six of our favourite spots to scout for wild dogs

Japan: An illegal ivory trader’s haven – new report

Japan’s domestic ivory market is driving the illegal ivory trade around the globe, creating a cover for illicit imports and exports

Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 March 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 5

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 5 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana casts a spell upon her visitors – a true wilderness, both untamed and austerely beautiful

Comment – teamAG – Friday 04 March 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 4

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 4 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Africa’s 10 most sublime sundowner spots

Sundowner, anyone? We reveal our top 10 sundowner spots in Africa – best enjoyed with exotic cocktails and delicious snacks

Southern ground-hornbill – Africa’s rara avis

The southern ground-hornbill is a complex, social, endangered species that marks the dawn chorus with its haunting, thunderous call

Comment – teamAG – Friday 25 February 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 3

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 3 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Caracals of Cape Town – navigating a landscape of fear

Caracals navigate the dangers of the urban Cape, attracted to the edge of urban spaces at a significant potential risk – new research.

Chitake – predators’ playground

Chitake Springs is a remote camping area in Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park – an extremely wild, untamed safari experience

Comment – teamAG – Friday 18 February 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 2

Photographer of the Year 2022 entries for Week 2 are here! Enter for a chance to win your share of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari.

Gerenuk – Africa’s gawky oddball

Gerenuk: these tiny giraffe gazelle are endearing, somewhat comic and almost alien in appearance – and high on the safari bucket list

Comment – teamAG – Friday 11 February 2022

Photographer of the Year 2022 Weekly Selection: Week 1

The first entries for Photographer of the Year 2022 are here! Cash prizes of US$10,000 and a Botswana safari are up for grabs.