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Ada Barumé
London plumber sentenced to death for African coup attempt back in the UK

Sun 12 Apr 2026

London plumber sentenced to death for African coup attempt back in the UK
Layla Mahmood
The Kenyan mothers planting trees where police killed their sons

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The Kenyan mothers planting trees where police killed their sons
Olivia Acland
At the burial ground for the migrants who never made it to the Canaries

Fri 6 Mar 2026

At the burial ground for the migrants who never made it to the Canaries
Steve Bloomfield
Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia
Isabel Coles
Hundreds dead after collapse of mine at the heart of DRC conflict

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Hundreds dead after collapse of mine at the heart of DRC conflict
Fred Harter
‘I just want to be alive’: Ugandan opposition leader issues plea from hiding

Tue 20 Jan 2026

‘I just want to be alive’: Ugandan opposition leader issues plea from hiding
Fred Harter
Pop star politician risks a second shot at leading Uganda

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Pop star politician risks a second shot at leading Uganda
Olivia Acland
In Mauritania, every divorce is a reason to party

Tue 6 Jan 2026

In Mauritania, every divorce is a reason to party
Ruth Michaelson
British-Egyptian activist reunited with family in UK as travel ban lifted

Sun 28 Dec 2025

British-Egyptian activist reunited with family in UK as travel ban lifted
Seun Matiluko
Detty December, Nigeria’s multimillion-dollar party of reconnection

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Detty December, Nigeria’s multimillion-dollar party of reconnection
Fred Harter
Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai
Marine Saint
UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution

Thu 4 Dec 2025

UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution
Steve Bloomfield
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison

Mon 24 Nov 2025

Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison
Susannah Clapp
Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets
Olivia Acland
Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke
Fred Harter
A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan

Mon 3 Nov 2025

A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan
Fred Harter
Human rights violations threaten upcoming elections

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Human rights violations threaten upcoming elections
Simon Barnes
The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again

Sat 4 Oct 2025

The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again
Fred Harter
Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him

Thu 11 Sept 2025

Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him

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