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The poet who caught the eye of Mozambique’s freedom fighters
Internationally acclaimed author and poet Mia Couto describes himself as an African,…
Despair as the sea slowly swallows a Kenyan beauty spot
When Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village…
What Killed Harmony Ball-Stribling?
The last day Byron Stribling spent with his wife, Harmony, was the…
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 -…