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The life of sex workers of Freetown

Two prostitutes who work on the streets of Freetown, the capital of…

Charlotte Pamment Charlotte Pamment

The hidden lives of domestic workers in Kenya

In Uganda, young women are leaving their homes to try and find…

Nancy Kacungira Nancy Kacungira

Hafeez Oladimeji Agoro: The “giant” from Nigeria

At 7ft 4in (224 cm), Hafeez Oladimeji Agoro claims to be one…

Joshua Akinyemi Joshua Akinyemi

Nigerian kids build robots to help with household chores

ays, where kids want to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, seem to be…

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#FeesMustFall: How student movements shaped a new South Africa

I spent the first 23 years of my life in exile. My…

 Rehad Desai Rehad Desai

Amon Abraham Okechukwu: The one-legged high jumper poised to conquer the world

Nigerian athlete Amon Okechukwu dreams of breaking the world high jump record…

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Meet Tapiwa Dingwiza, a Zimbabwean fashion designer inspiring the visually impaired

Zimbabwean-born fashion designer Tapiwa Dingwiza incorporates Braille into her fashion designs. She…

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The story of John Mwangi: ‘I lost my wife, and my life in the Solai dam collapse’

It's one year since the collapse of Solai dam in Kenya that…

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Into the darkness: Going blind in Morocco

Mohamed and his family live in Taroudant, western Morocco. They are just…

Rachida El Garani Rachida El Garani

Sheila Mwanyigha: ‘Online trolls damaged my singing career’

Sheila Mwanyigha is a Kenyan musician and media personality who has had…

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