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Working the night shift on Malaria’s frontline in Sierra Leone
It's night-time at Ola During Children's Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone and…
Binyavanga Wainaina, pioneering voice in African literature, dies at 48
Binyavanga Wainaina, the acclaimed Kenyan author who inspired a generation of writers…
Money under shades: How Eric Kinoti built a million dollar business out of nothing
Eric Kinoti was delivering supplies to a party in progress when something…
Living with no hands: The beautiful story of Sinikiwe Kademaunga
Sinikiwe Kademaunga was born with a condition that stopped the growth of…
My family and I received death threats because I am an LGBT rights activist
In 2009 Ugandan MPs tried to introduce new laws against homosexuality that…
The life of sex workers of Freetown
Two prostitutes who work on the streets of Freetown, the capital of…
The boy abducted to guide blind beggars in Nigeria
Samuel Abdulraheem has no recollection of the day he was abducted, aged…
John Obidi: From unemployed youth to fast-rising African entrepreneur
He was unemployed for several years despite being a graduate of Computer…
The hidden lives of domestic workers in Kenya
In Uganda, young women are leaving their homes to try and find…
Hafeez Oladimeji Agoro: The “giant” from Nigeria
At 7ft 4in (224 cm), Hafeez Oladimeji Agoro claims to be one…
