‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the ‘miracle’ fertility scam
Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in…
Celebrating the king banished by the British
The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi…
‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the brutal child kidnappings that shamed Belgian Congo
Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn…
‘I don’t want to hide my son’: the Nigerian singer helping mothers find pride in their children with special needs
Having a baby should have been the icing on the cake for…
Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters
Alcohol smuggler Guled Diriye is exhausted. He has just returned from his…
How a mega dam has caused a mega power crisis for Zambia
Despite having the mighty Zambezi River and the massive hydro-powered Kariba Dam,…
Born in France but searching for a future in Africa
Menka Gomis was born in France but has decided his future lies…
‘You can’t show weakness’ – why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health
Rumours of ill-health have engulfed two African presidents in recent weeks, sparking…
All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa
Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new…
How a Kenyan schoolgirl fell in love with trees
A 14-year-old girl from Kenya has achieved global fame for her efforts…
