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‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the ‘miracle’ fertility scam

Women in Nigeria desperate to conceive are drawn into a disturbing scam involving trafficked babies.

‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the ‘miracle’ fertility scam

Women in Nigeria desperate to conceive are drawn into a disturbing scam involving trafficked babies.

South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.

South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.

At least 24 dead after two boats capsize off coast of Madagascar

The boats were carrying mostly Somali nationals, authorities said.

Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns

Sudan is disintegrating after more than 18 months of civil war, aid chief Jan Egeland warns

Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste

People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.

Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste

People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.

Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste

People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.

‘We knew Christmas before you’ – the Band Aid fallout

Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.