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Cookathons, speechathons and skipathons: the rapid rise of obscure world record attempts in west Africa
Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and…
‘I see the world for what it is’: actor Naomi Ackie’s rage-fuelled rising star
Naomi Ackie flexes her biceps and growls at the café table –…
How an Ethiopian emperor ended up living in Bath
It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as…
The small African country with the world’s highest suicide rate
It is a steep climb from the main road to 79-year-old Matlohang…
‘Fear kept me alive on epic motorbike trip across Africa’
At the age of 23, Nigerian musician Udoh Ebaide Joy survived a…
Nurses working in fear: A visit to mpox epicentre
Medical staff on the front line of the battle against mpox in…
How luxury African fashion has wowed Europe’s catwalks
Laduma Ngxokolo can pinpoint the exact moment he became a man -…
Paris 2024: How Nigeria’s Mariam Eniola Bolaji makes her mark
When Mariam Eniola Bolaji defeated Oksana Kozyna to clinch bronze in the…
Cameroonian singer Mr Leo on finding the ‘power of our voice’
Mbolé-pop star Mr Leo's next musical mission is to break through to…
Digging riverbeds in Zimbabwe in desperate search for water
One of the worst droughts in living memory is sweeping across southern…
