Yolande Knell

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One of the world’s most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort

For years, visitors would venture up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide…

Yolande Knell Yolande Knell

‘We are still waiting, still suffering’: The legacy of a deadly Nigerian dam collapse

The threat of flooding once again looms over the city of Maiduguri,…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor

Jihadists ‘summarily executed’ 127 people in Niger, says rights group

Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger…

Wycliffe Muia andChris Ewokor Wycliffe Muia andChris Ewokor

Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi

Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food

It's lunchtime in the leafy grounds of the Kairos School of Inquiry…

Mayeni Jones Mayeni Jones

The pride of Ethiopia – What it took to build Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam

The vastness of the building site was at first overwhelming for the…

Kalkidan Yibeltal Kalkidan Yibeltal

Surprise as Ivory Coast’s ex-first lady cleared to contest presidency

Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, is the surprise inclusion…

Nicolas Negoce Nicolas Negoce

ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against…

Anna Holligan Anna Holligan

Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village

The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in…

Ruth Comerford Ruth Comerford

Sudan paramilitaries accused of crimes against humanity over siege of key city

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have allegedly committed numerous crimes against…