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‘Speed, money and compassion’ – lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts

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This week's scenes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where medics are scrambling to respond to an outbreak of Ebola, have brought back haunting memories for those who have lived through similar crises. A decade ago Faley found himself on the front line of a similar situation in West Africa – the worst recorded outbreak […]

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Peter Obi threatens N5bn lawsuit against Kenneth Okonkwo

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Home News Headline Stories Top News More News Foreign Gender Investigations All Alabuga Reports Blood on Uniforms SPECIAL REPORT: Failing waste system leaves Lagos roads buried in trash SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria’s maritime university upgrade stalls as billions flow into repealed academy Resource Curse? The only school

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The anxious money wait: Why African soccer fans dread payment disputes before major tournaments like the Fifa World Cup

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As the Fifa World Cup approaches, excitement should be filling the air across Africa. National teams such as South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, Ghana’s Black Stars, Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Tunisia represent hope, unity and national pride. Yet, for millions of fans, a familiar cloud of anxiety looms —

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Xenophobia: These African countries have repatriated their citizens from South Africa

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Home News Headline Stories Top News More News Foreign Gender Investigations All Alabuga Reports Blood on Uniforms SPECIAL REPORT: Failing waste system leaves Lagos roads buried in trash SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria’s maritime university upgrade stalls as billions flow into repealed academy Resource Curse? The only school

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Drought and floods drove them from their homes. But hunger and poverty have followed them to a Mogadishu camp

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Zeynab Ibrahim and her children outside their shelter in an IDP camp in Mogadishu's Kahda district. They have joined more than a million displaced people who now live in basic conditions in informal settlements around the city. Photograph: Nasir Bulle Zeynab Ibrahim and her children outside their shelter in an IDP camp in Mogadishu's Kahda

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Bishop Kimengich: Heads to Mombasa after witnessing bandits’ terror in Turkana and Marakwet

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Head of Eldoret Diocese Bishop Dominick Kimengich and KTN reporter Elvis Kosgey after briefing the media about his spiritual journey from Eldoret to Mombasa County. January 20, 2026. [Peter Ochieng, Standard] One Sunday in 2013, a gunman opened fire as Bishop Dominic Kimengich was celebrating Mass in Todonyang, near the Kenya–Ethiopia border. Kimengich, newly appointed

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Africa’s conservation models struggle to shake colonial yoke

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For wildlife lovers, few debates are as spirited as choosing Africa’s top game reserve. The discussion often hinges on scenic beauty, accommodation options, accessibility, and affordability. But beneath these surface considerations lie deeper questions about how reserves serve local communities, protect endangered species, and steward biodiversity for generations to come. Inclusive leadership Undoubtedly, the Maasai Mara

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Shell pumped oil through Nigeria pipeline for years despite pollution evidence, documents show

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The files, including emails and presentations, reveal that a senior Shell executive cautioned as early as 2008 about the risks of continuing to pump millions of barrels of unrefined fuel through one of the company's main pipelines in Africa's biggest oil producer while it was subject to massive and destructive uncontrolled theft and infrastructure failures.

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Hundreds of twitchers flock to see African bird in UK for first time

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Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts spotted the western reef heron – more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia – at Y Foryd in Caernarfon at 10:00 BST on Saturday. After confirming the grey-blue bird, he alerted a birdwatching WhatsApp group and by the afternoon, about 300 ornithologists arrived in the town hoping to

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Which foreigners are unwelcome in South Africa?

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During apartheid, South Africans preferred Afrikaners because we knew where we stood with them. If they did not like someone, they made it clear, unlike English-speaking white people who were perceived as masking prejudice behind politeness, their grins being one of the most commonly cited examples of their deceitfulness. The “foreigners must go” campaign seems

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‘We are familiar faces’: are local peacemakers the answer to Nigeria’s bandit crisis?

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Dayyabu Abba-Kurfi was instrumental in arranging a peace deal with bandits. Photograph: Terna Iwar/The Guardian Dayyabu Abba-Kurfi was instrumental in arranging a peace deal with bandits. Photograph: Terna Iwar/The Guardian ‘We are familiar faces’: are local peacemakers the answer to Nigeria’s bandit crisis? Nigeria has struggled to contain bandit groups who kidnap and kill but

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