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Ghana wants more for its cashews, but it’s a tough nut to crack
The Accra street vendor looks at me, bemused. I'm trying to establish…
DR Congo’s failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
It has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited…
‘People are afraid’: BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
When I first drove into the city of Goma in eastern Democratic…
Who should count as African at the Grammy Awards?
The Grammy Awards has a dedicated space for African music, but just…
Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a…
Three military-run states leave West African bloc – what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc…
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been…
What’s the fighting in DR Congo all about?
The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged…
Dam plan busted? World’s biggest hydropower project in the balance
From a set of roaring rapids, comes a grand vision. There are…
Teenage actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring real life
The 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry…
