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Woman smuggled baby into UK using fake birth story
Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived…
Buhari – the austere Nigerian military ruler who defeated a sitting president
Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died aged 82 in a…
Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House
US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC with…
Why ‘pan-Africanist’ influencers pushed rumours of a coup
In May, Mafalda Marchioro woke up to messages from friends living overseas…
How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa’s deadliest militant groups
Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind…
How ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict in West Africa
It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent…
South Africa’s political marriage of convenience avoids divorce – just
South Africa's two biggest political parties are in an unhappy marriage, but…
Big shake-up in Nigerian politics as heavyweights join forces
Nigeria's two main opposition leaders have joined a new political party to…
Morocco eyes next step to become football superpower
Morocco has established itself as the home of women's football in Africa…
Queen of Katwe’s gambit still in play for Uganda’s slum chess players
A famous chess club in a slum of Uganda's capital that became…
