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Chinese nationals jailed over kidnapping, forced labour in South Africa

A raid on a Johannesburg factory found 91 Malawians, including 37 children, living in appalling conditions.

Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food

The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.

Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food

The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.

Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi

Kyalo Mbobu was driving home when a gunman on a motorbike shot him dead on a busy street in the capital.

Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food

The UN says the number of obese teenagers has nearly tripled globally in the last two decades.

Cape Verde on brink of reaching first World Cup

Cape Verde are one win away from qualifying for the Fifa World Cup for the first time but Cameroon and Nigeria could miss out on the finals.

Cape Verde on brink of reaching first World Cup

Cape Verde are one win away from qualifying for the Fifa World Cup for the first time but Cameroon and Nigeria could miss out on the finals.

Cape Verde on brink of reaching first World Cup

Cape Verde are one win away from qualifying for the Fifa World Cup for the first time but Cameroon and Nigeria could miss out on the finals.

The pride of Ethiopia – What it took to build Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam

In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.

The pride of Ethiopia – What it took to build Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam

In a fractious nation, the dam's construction has brought people together despite controversy abroad.