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The pride of Ethiopia – What it took to build Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam
The vastness of the building site was at first overwhelming for the…
Body seen in secret mortuary could solve 50-year mystery of vanished religious leader
Warning: Contains images some may find upsetting A computer scientist at a…
Lost in translation – How Africa is trying to close the AI language gap
Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages…
‘I fear for my sons’: Mother awaits DNA results on remains linked to Kenya’s starvation cult
Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of…
The death of ‘soul of South African storytelling’ sparks grief and anger
The death of a much-loved star is normally followed by an outpouring…
Survivors of South Africa’s horrific building fire now live in fear of guns
Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa's infamous…
A pregnant woman’s diary of escape from war zone: ‘I prayed the baby wouldn’t come’
In the month of May Amira embarked on a perilous journey through…
Three more species of giraffe than previously thought, scientists say
Giraffes are one of the world's most distinct and well-loved creatures, always…
A family at war and accusations of poisoning leave tycoon’s body in limbo for 12 years
A Kenyan magistrate this week expressed the hope that a British property…
