Shipped back: Why British born kids were sent to Nigeria
“Shipped back” is term used when some parents decide to send their children back to their native countries for schooling,
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Africa
Burundi’s YouTube star dies of malaria aged six
A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of malaria, his manager says. Darcy
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Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of
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African priests are now the future of the Catholic Church in the United States
In more than a decade as a Catholic priest in the United States, Martins Emeh has served as a pastor,
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Beyonce features Swahili in her latest song
The next album to feature and be produced by Beyonce, the soundtrack to Disney’s new version of the Lion King,
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‘West Africa’s richest 1% own more than everyone else combined’
The aid charity Oxfam says that inequality is at crisis levels in West Africabut accuses many governments in the region of
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When the church takes on the state
The ongoing standoff between the Eritrean Catholic Church and the government becomes the latest conflict between church and state on
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The first ever China-Africa Expo is happening today
Around 1,000 African business and political leaders are travelling to China for the first ever China-Africa Expo. The event, which
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Low-income African countries ‘pay 30 times more’ for drugs
African countries with small to medium-sized economies pay far more money for less effective drugs, a leading health expert has
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Ethiopian woman gives birth and sits exams 30 minutes later
A woman in Ethiopia has taken her exams in a hospital bed just 30 minutes after giving birth. Almaz Derese,
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Black Christians reflect on church’s condoning of slavery
When the Rev. Jaymes Robert Moody takes his pulpit to preach, sometimes he pictures the graveyard. That is where his
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Is Facebook undermining democracy in Africa?
Facebook is under fire in Africa for undermining democracy, with critics saying the social media giant has allowed its platform
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West African Church leaders vow to join forces against terrorism
Members of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa have issued a statement in which they pledge to work together
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By 2060, six of the world’s 10 largest Christian countries will be in Africa
There are already more Christians in Africa than any other continent—that’s not going to change soon By 2060 six of
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“They have seen hell”
Five years since the 14 April 2014 abduction of approximately 230 girls by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria, parents whose
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