To help you start planning, U.S. News ranked the best places to visit in Africa based on culture, affordability and the variety of things to do, as well as user votes and expert opinions.

Another city in South Africa made the top 10 with the country's most populous city Johannesburg coming in sixth place.

Take a scenic road trip along the Panorama Route in Mpumalanga, famous for breathtaking landscapes like Blyde River Canyon (the world’s third-largest canyon), God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, and ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent ... annual Hindu festival Thaipoosam Kavady in Durban, South Africa... Rajesh Jantilal / AFP People attach limes and flowers ...

I visited five of Kenya's best safari parks to see some of Africa's most famous animals in the wild, and encountered many ...