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Mandela prison drawing auctioned for $112,575
A drawing by South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela of the…
Biodiversity heroes: The teenagers saving Madagascar’s wildlife
The island nation of Madagascar has a dubious accolade: it is the…
Lion Mama: The woman who fought off her daughter’s rapists
Nokubonga Qampi became known as the "Lion Mama" in South Africa after…
Ugandan man becomes a lawyer to win family land back
A Ugandan man, who was only six years old when his father…
Meet Mariam Nabatanzi, Uganda’s mother of 42 children
Mariam Nabatanzi gave birth to twins a year after she was married…
The African Eskimo: A Togolese boy’s remarkable odyssey to the Arctic
Tété-Michel Kpomassie, grew up in West Africa but he was obsessed with…
Cyril Ramaphosa – South African union leader, mine boss, president
A lover of fast cars, vintage wine, trout fishing and game farming,…
Julius Malema – South Africa’s radical agenda setter
Juilus Malema may never be able to shake off the "firebrand" label,…
Mmusi Maimane – the man who vows to end ANC rule
A slim 38-year old former choirboy with an easy charisma, a pastor's…
Saudi frees Nigerian held in drug-trafficking case
Nigeria’s government has secured the release of Zainab Aliyu, an undergraduate who…