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Sub-Saharan Africa
Humanitarian emergency

Crisis in Ethiopia intensifies

In Ethiopia, humanitarian aid has become a political issue

Charities

Refuge in a storm

Charities caring for the most vulnerable face hard times during the pandemic

Summer Special

Tribute to a murdered king

Hamburg MARKK exhibition spotlights the German colonial period in Cameroon

Refugees

Not in my backyard

Malawi sends refugee business owners back to crowded camp

Summer Special

Witch-hunting, then and now

The documentary “The Letter” shows how witch-hunting still haunts modern-day Kenya

Zambia’s elections

A fragile democracy

Democracy in Zambia is taking a step backwards under the Lungu administration

Colonial past

German heritage in Burundi

In the early 20th century Burundi was a German colony – traces of that past can still be seen

Flooding

Lake Tanganyika rises up

Communities along Lake Tanganyika face devastation from rising floodwaters

Personal prospects

Many Nigerians seek greener pastures abroad

The big issue in Africa’s most populous country is worsening poverty

Tea estates

Fighting for workers’ rights

Malawi’s tea pickers struggle with low pay and poor working conditions

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