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A new type of justice for Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria – The pastor used the Bible to persuade her not to pay her children’s school fees, but to…
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Illegal overfishing and the return of Somalia’s pirates
Durduri, Somalia - A hundred years ago, it was a bustling port that served the vibrant fishing community living along…
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Can poverty be eradicated?
According to the World Bank, about 702 million people, or 9.6% of the world's population, will live below the poverty…
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Millions of the world’s poorest saved by Nobel winners
This year's Nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to three researchers who have made important contributions towards tackling human…
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World Bank: Extreme poverty to fall below 10 percent
Extreme poverty will this year fall to less than 10 percent of the global population for the first time, according…
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South African students protest over use of Afrikaans
Hundreds of students at Stellenbosch University in South Africa have protested against the Afrikaans language being favoured at their school,…
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Nigeria to deploy drones to fight oil theft
Nigeria's state oil giant NNPC has announced a plan to deploy drones to monitor the movement of ships in a…
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Ethiopia opal miners dig their way to prosperity
The Ethiopian highlands are often called "the roof of Africa". It's a rugged, breathtakingly beautiful landscape and a discovery in…
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October is iPAD month in DRC as mining community gathers in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi
“The DRC could transform the region’s socio-economic landscape” October is iPAD* month in DRC and this year will once again…
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S Sudan reporter killed days after ‘president’s threat’
Assailants have reportedly shot dead a reporter for the New Nation newspaper in South Sudan in an apparently targeted attack,…
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