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Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it’s a tough nut to crack

The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I'm trying to establish how the rather flimsy 30g bag of roasted…

Ed Butler Ed Butler

Pele in Africa: The man, the myth, the legend

Being one of the very first young black sporting superstars of the television era, Pelé drew the love and affinity…

Maher Mezahi Maher Mezahi

Nels Abbey: ‘I was mistaken for a security guard at my first banking job’

"On my first day in my first banking job I was waiting in the reception area and was mistaken by…

Daniel Thomas, BBC News Daniel Thomas, BBC News