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Is Uganda the world's best place for refugees? Once refugees themselves, Ugandans look to ‘return the good’ to people fleeing war in South Sudan by offering land and help
South Africa mining massacre victims offered £75m in damages Government offers to compensate victims of 2012 police shooting at Marikana mine that left 34 workers dead
Rebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protection Baltasar Garzón and William Bourdon A group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations
'You were supposed to die tonight': US anti-terror strategy linked to torture in Africa Security forces funded by US are accused of human rights abuses including summary executions and disappearances
'Fake news' fuelled civil war in Burundi. Now it's being used again Exiled journalists tell of how decades of balanced post-conflict reporting is being dismantled by President Nkurunziza
In an age of autocracy, meet the dissidents speaking truth to power Strongmen are back in vogue, but these six people are determined to defy the despots
Kenya's health system on the verge of collapse as doctors' strike grinds on Mass walkout over reneged 2013 deal on boosting pay and staffing has left patients untreated and medical union leaders in jail
Meet Aisha, a former antelope hunter who now tracks Boko Haram How Aisha Bakari Gombi, ‘queen hunter’ in the fight against the world’s deadliest terror group, became a heroine in north Nigeria
Devastating impact of meth in the womb exposed in South African schools Extent of crisis becomes clear as children of women caught up in tik epidemic struggle with hyperactivity and aggression
South African scandal after nearly 100 mental health patients die Gauteng minister resigns after facilities found to be ‘unable to distinguish between proper care and a business opportunity’
Ivory Coast officials refuse to explain why two gay men were jailed Acitivists say if indecency law was applied it would be first known instance of it being used to jail gay people
Ebola, war … but just two psychiatrists to deal with a nation's trauma Overwhelmed counsellors and medical staff in Sierra Leone must contend with suspicion and a collapse in funding
'My neighbour murdered nearly all of my family, but now we are friends' Thanks to a pioneering reconciliation project survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide now live side by side
How to fight Boko Haram? Open a school Religious leaders fearful of Islamist threat believe giving girls free weekend lessons will counter spread of militancy
Cameroon urged to investigate deaths amid anglophone protests
Why do EU leaders still think they can engage with Eritrea's regime? Martin Plaut
War crimes trial of former Ugandan child soldier Dominic Ongwen to begin
A cellphone is no substitute for a midwife, African tech prodigy warns
Skilled, determined and broke: Africa's female football pioneers Despite social and sporting progress, even the best teams at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations struggle to fund friendlies
The Nigerian refugees displaced by Boko Haram – in pictures More than 2 million people have been displaced by Boko Haram-related violence in north-east Nigeria. Judith Prat photographed the internally displaced people who are suffering in both the refugee camps – where they face food shortages and a lack of healthcare – and in the towns where they can barely scrape by
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