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Why Uganda’s iconic crested crane faces extinction
With its distinctive golden crown, red throat pouch and slender black legs,…
Is it checkmate for South Africa after Trump aid freeze?
South Africa appears to be at a crossroads in its waxing and…
Oil clean-up ‘scam’ warnings ignored by Shell, whistleblower tells BBC
A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored…
Why some Ghanaians are fighting in insurgency-hit Burkina Faso
Three Ghanaians have told the BBC of their involvement in the fighting…
The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the…
Sam Nujoma: The revolutionary leader who liberated Namibia
Revered as "father of the nation" and the icon of Namibia's liberation…
Who’s pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the…
Johannesburg revival: Bringing hope to one of world’s most dangerous cities
The view is spectacular from the top of Ponte Tower, one of…
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…
