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King Prempeh
The story of King Prempeh of Ghana and the colonial British Empire
Asylum Seekers in Britain
Responses to the UK's Asylum and Immigration of 1996
Ghana Street Children
What will happen to Accra's street children if they're not helped?
African Stockmarket
The potential for growth and opportunity is causing a scramble for investment in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro - Part One
Adam Lusekelo is on a mission to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of diplomats
Kilimanjaro - Part Two
City Futures - Gaborone, Botswana
The impact of urbanisation in Africa. Ruth Evans visits the Botswana capital, Gaborone, one of the fastest growing cities in Africa.
City Futures - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
How does Dar es Salaam handle all the waste it produces?
City Futures - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
How can Abidjan withstand - and plan - for new migrants?
City Futures - Nairobi, Kenya
The affect mass migration is having on slum areas such as Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya
Chief Onyeama - Ruler of Enugu in 1900s
The Nigerian British-backed ruler of Enugu - Chief Onyeama - who ruled in the 1900s
Domestic Workers in Zambia
The changing role of domestic workers in Zambia - and the challenges they face
The Popularity of Country Music in Africa
Why is country music so popular in Africa? Country music fans share their thoughts
Giving Birth to Twins in Africa
Caring for twins in countries like Zambia and Ethiopia
Cameroon Education System
English and French speaking people talk about the divided education system in Cameroon
Lagos Brazilian Community
Cultural heritage of the Brazilian community in Lagos, Nigeria
Returning to Rwanda
How Rwanda is coping with problems posed by millions returnees and refugees
Down to Earth - Tanzanian Land Privatisation
The livelihoods of Maasai pastoral farmers are under threat from land privatisation
Down to Earth - Pressure on the Land in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's rising population is putting pressure on land
Down to Earth - South African Land Reform
South Africa's revolutionary land reform programme
Professor Eldred Jones
Interview with African literature critic and editor Professor Eldred Jones
Chinua Achebe
Profile of Nigerian writer of modern African fiction classic Things Fall Apart
MV Vipya Lake Malawi Disaster
Why does the tragedy evoke such strong memories 50 years on?
Nigerian Foster Children
Problems experienced by Nigerians using unofficial foster parents in the UK
Chief Sinqobile Mabhena Succeeds her Father
First female chief of the Nswazi people of Matabeleland in Zimbabwe is installed
Namibian Children Return from East Germany
What happened to the children fostered by the GDR upon return to Namibia?
African Teenagers
Issues facing African teenagers as they move towards adulthood
Ruth Perry, Head of Liberia's Interim Government
Profile of Africa's first female head of state, head of Liberia's interim government
A Look at Africa in December 1936 - Part One
How African newspapers reported anti-colonialism and events in Europe in the 1930s
A Look at Africa in December 1936 - Part Two
A Look at Africa in December 1936 - Part Three
Third and final part pf Fiona Ledger's look at Africa in December 1936 through the continents newspapers.