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Sudan crisis: Actress Asia Abdelmajid killed in Khartoum cross-fire
The death of a well-known actress, killed in cross-fire in the north…
Mats, movies and medicine: The wrestler who ‘fell in love’ with acting
At just 20 years of age, Madusu Koroma already has plenty to…
From Ghana to Germany: Tracking down the owner of a lost wallet
The black, weathered, plastic wallet found on the Italian island of Lampedusa…
Gay Ugandan asks ‘Where will I go?’ as secret shelters under threat
Uganda's parliament last week passed one of the world's toughest laws against…
Searching for my roots in an Algerian cemetery
In our series of letters from African journalists, Maher Mezahi writes about…
Tvorchi – the Nigerian-Ukrainian pop duo set to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest
"Despite the pain, I continue my fight. The world is on fire,…
‘I speak for the animals’: the Ugandan judge who strikes fear into poachers
Having tried more than 1,000 wildlife crime cases, Gladys Kamasanyu is changing…
I told myself I was born to stand out – Shashl
The first song that Ashleigh Moyo, aka Shashl, ever wrote propelled her…
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou: The barefoot nun who became Ethiopia’s ‘piano queen’
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the composer and piano-playing nun who died this week…
The South African choir that performed for Queen Victoria
An unearthed cache of century-old photographs of a South African choir that…
