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Aminata Conteh-Biger: ‘When I remember it’s like I’m there again’

From Sierra-Leone, in the capital, Freetown, picture a wealthy family with lots of half siblings...this is how Aminata Conteh-Biger grew…

Akorfa Searyoh Akorfa Searyoh

Life after al-Shabab: Driving a school bus instead of an armed pickup truck

The Somali militant group al-Shabab recruits thousands of foot soldiers, but also needs people to provide public services in the…

Mary Harper, BBC Mary Harper, BBC

John Fru Ndi obituary: Cameroon’s brave champion of democracy

John Fru Ndi, the man regarded as Cameroon's champion of democracy, has died at the age of 81. He became…

By Randy Joe Sa'ah By Randy Joe Sa'ah