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The musician drumming up ambition in Kampala’s slums
As day breaks over the heads of the clubbers on a Kampala…
Ivory Coast grandmothers are left holding the baby
Young people are abandoning their villages and children for the bright lights,…
A play taught me I was not undesirable – just a black woman in a white world
Growing up, I swallowed the message that beauty meant looking like Margot…
The Ghanaian giant reported to be the world’s tallest man
When I heard rumours of a new contender for the world's tallest…
How a British boxing champ returned to his Ghanaian roots on an English chicken farm
The road to the ring is rarely a straightforward one for boxers,…
The Windrush boxer who lost everything – then battled his way back
Vernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned…
This ex Sudanese child soldier was inspired by P. Diddy to become a successful hip-hop artist
Emmanuel Jal doesn’t know how old he is. He tells people he’s 38.…
The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees
A man in southern Senegal has set himself the ambitious task of…
I saved an elephant from drowning
The river was deep and unpredictable, and infested with crocodiles I live…
I lost my memory – and fell in love with my husband for the second time
When I see our wedding photos, it’s like looking at someone else’s.…
