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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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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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The cash-in-the-sofa saga that just won’t go away for South Africa’s president

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Cyril Ramaphosa now faces the possibility of being removed from office as MPs have taken the unprecedented step of setting up a committee that will recommend whether or not he should be impeached. This issue first came up in parliament in 2022, but last month, the county's highest court ruled that MPs had violated the

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‘Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous

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Photo: Sm105 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana. The draft African

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