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Bill Gates announces fresh investment in Africa

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said his foundation will invest another $5bn in Africa over the next five years. Mr Gates delivered the...

EgyptAir wreckage ‘shows signs of heat damage’

Wreckage from the EgyptAir flight which crashed in May shows "signs of damage because of high temperature" and a flight data recorder indicated there...

DR Congo’s former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba jailed for war crimes

Congolese former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and sexual violence. Bemba...

Crash investigators start examining Egyptair black box

Investigators have started analysing the cockpit voice recorder from an EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea last month, killing all 66 people...

34 people die in Niger while trying to cross Sahara desert

Thirty-four people, including 20 children, have died while attempting to cross the Sahara Desert in pursuit of a better life, authorities in Niger said. Niger's...

Army officers arrested in Uganda over ‘plot’ to overthrow president

Dozens of military army officers, including some senior ones, have been arrested over an alleged plot to overthrow long-time president Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan sources...

Rhino returned to wild in Africa from UK park gives birth to calf

A critically endangered rhino who was given the royal seal of approval before being released back into the wild has given birth to a...

Final Liberian sanctions lifted after UN Security Council vote

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift the last remaining sanctions on Liberia in a sign of support for the government's progress...

EgyptAir plane did not swerve, says Egypt’s air navigation service

The doomed EgyptAir Flight 804 did not swerve or lose altitude before it disappeared off radar, the head of Egypt's state-run provider of air...

The Magic of Malawi

Sean Sheehan We all know that travel is supposed to broaden the mind but our reliance on the internet is helping to undermine an old...

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