New Africa
For years we've been telling the same old stories from Africa – poverty, disease, corruption – but the script is starting to change. The Observer New Review reports from a dynamic continent that is finally daring to dream
HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing initial results
African-led trial ended a year early as researchers conclude there is ‘little or no chance’ new combination vaccines cut HIV risk
Protests in Kashmir, Bahrain and Pakistan over killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr – video
Protesters demonstrate in Kashmir, Bahrain and Pakistani, following the killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Play gets Indigenous musicians Jimmy Little and Bobby McLeod utterly wrong
Extended Little and McLeod families are distraught at the ‘unrecognisable’ portrayal of the men in play directed by Wesley Enoch
Nepal earthquake day three – in pictures
International aid groups and governments have intensified efforts to get rescuers and supplies into earthquake-hit Nepal as the death toll passes 3,700
Julie Bishop should have shunned headscarf on Iran trip, says Andrew Bolt
Conservative commentator says foreign minister’s ensemble looked ‘ridiculous’ and she should have ‘stood up for western values’ by eschewing the Islamic covering
UK acorn crop 'being hit by climate change'
Drop in abundance of acorn crop could be due to warmer years leading to less synchronised flowering of oak trees, Woodland Trust analysis concludes
EU should start legal case over UK failure on energy-saving laws, say campaigners
Campaigners say that UK is the West Ham of carbon-cutting efforts after falling to 13th place in ‘disturbing’ new energy-saving league table
Anti-Islamist general named Libya army chief
Khalifa Belgacem Haftar to be sworn in on Tuesday before parliament in move likely to deepen divisions in conflict-torn Libya
Geneva talks: countries agree draft text for deal to fight climate change
Delegates from almost 200 countries adopt 86-page draft as basis for negotiations on deal to be agreed at Paris climate summit
Egypt: EU calls for Morsi to be freed
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urges 'inclusive' new Egypt as Muslim Brotherhood supporters protest against the lack of Islamists in the new cabinet
Syria crisis: US considers more support for rebels - Wednesday 27 February 2013
Follow how the day unfolded as the US continued to hint at more support for Syrian rebels while Russia urged the opposition to show more commitment to dialogue
Syria conflict: UN envoy meets Assad - Monday 24 December 2012
Follow how the day unfolded after UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi held talks with beleaguered Syrian president Bashar al-Assad
African cinema: ten of the best
Mark Cousins: To celebrate Africa Express rolling out across the UK, here's a guide to 10 classic films to have come from the continent
Rio Ferdinand: 'I love the rawness in African music'
Kano: 'Africa Express is random and surreal. Wicked, though'
Fatoumata Diawara: 'We can present our culture in a new way'
Jupiter Bokondji: 'The cultural riches of Congo are immense'
Baaba Maal: 'It will be a challenge for us all to live together'
Damon Albarn: 'Africa Express is just there to help spread the joy'
From farming to films: how the web is changing Africa
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