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Nigerian kids build robots to help with household chores

ays, where kids want to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, seem to be…

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#FeesMustFall: How student movements shaped a new South Africa

I spent the first 23 years of my life in exile. My…

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From child-refugee to an international activist: the story of Hamdia Ahmed

Born as her family was fleeing civil war in Somalia, 21-year-old Hamdia…

Jessica Dineen Jessica Dineen

Chris Kirubi: The poor orphan boy who became one of Kenya’s richest men

Chris Kirubi is well-known as one of the richest businessmen in Kenya…

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Amon Abraham Okechukwu: The one-legged high jumper poised to conquer the world

Nigerian athlete Amon Okechukwu dreams of breaking the world high jump record…

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Meet Tapiwa Dingwiza, a Zimbabwean fashion designer inspiring the visually impaired

Zimbabwean-born fashion designer Tapiwa Dingwiza incorporates Braille into her fashion designs. She…

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The priest who befriended an imam

Unlike Ghana's chief imam, Father Andrew Campbell, the parish priest of Christ…

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Ghana’s 100-year-old imam who went to church

Ghana's chief imam is a man of few words, but the 100-year-old…

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The story of John Mwangi: ‘I lost my wife, and my life in the Solai dam collapse’

It's one year since the collapse of Solai dam in Kenya that…

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An interview with Ncheta Dasilva: Blending style and wellness

The rapidly growing activewear market is constantly looking for new clothing that…

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