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The politics of street food: the South African chef championing Zulu cuisine
For Mmabatho Molefe, whose Cape Town restaurant reinvents ‘peasant dishes’, cooking is…
Uganda school attack: I covered myself in blood to hide
Student Julius Isingoma has told the BBC how he miraculously survived a…
John Fru Ndi obituary: Cameroon’s brave champion of democracy
John Fru Ndi, the man regarded as Cameroon's champion of democracy, has…
Cameroon’s Ngonnso: ‘My fight to bring our sacred stolen statue home
When Sylvie Vernyuy Njobati saw the sacred statue of her Nso people…
Ghetto Kids lose out in Britain’s Got Talent final
Ugandan dance troupe Ghetto Kids missed out on the top three slots at…
‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa
After agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson…
DJing for Madonna – how Malawi’s Chmba made it big
Chmba is a DJ and music producer from Malawi who has achieved…
‘I’m born to suffer’: refugee athlete Dominic Lobalu on race to find a home
Saga of the stateless elite runner and the Swiss school teacher who…
Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72
Onyeka Onwenu, the singer, actor, broadcaster and activist whose love ballads and…
