# Africa

All time

Well-to-do London couple abducted boy from Nigeria and made him their slave for 24 years

Dr Emmanuel Edet engaged in charity work for children in the developing world, while keeping a Nigerian “house boy” trapped in his home.

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Nov 18th 2015, 10:12 PM

# amazing.com

A whopping 320 tech jobs for Ireland have been announced today at the Web Summit

The jobs will be created in the technology and business sectors.

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Nov 4th 2015, 8:22 PM

# War Crimes

Evidence of mass graves, forced cannibalism and rape in South Sudan conflict

The African Union has accused South Sudanese forces of extreme violence since the country’s civil war began nearly two years ago.

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Oct 29th 2015, 6:04 AM

# elephant hunt

A hunter has shot the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years

A German national paid the equivalent of €53,000 for a permit to land the bull elephant.

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Oct 16th 2015, 6:59 AM

# Search

In photos: Can you think of a suitable Irish name for this baby giraffe?

Fota Wildlife Park is looking for your help.

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Oct 9th 2015, 10:49 PM

# Explainer

4 things you need to know about the (now failed) coup in Burkina Faso

The country’s interim government was restored earlier this week after a week-long coup.

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Sep 28th 2015, 6:40 AM

# Sudan

Lit cigarette blamed for petrol tanker explosion that killed 85 people

The explosion happened in the South Sudanese city of Maridi.

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Sep 17th 2015, 2:03 PM

# Migration crisis

Thousands are fleeing Eritrea - what are they running from?

The country is producing around 4,000 migrants every single month.

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Sep 10th 2015, 6:15 AM

# Cheeky

Watch: Elephant sneaks up on Irish tourist and knocks him over

The elephant is said to have been startled as it had bad eyesight and only spotted the men at the last minute.

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Sep 7th 2015, 8:17 PM

# reed dance

Women and girls killed in crash at Swaziland festival where king chooses a new wife

Up to 40,000 young women dance before the king during the Reed

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Aug 29th 2015, 6:21 PM

# Eritrea

'Africa's North Korea' — the worst regime you've never heard of

Thousands of refugees are trying to escape.

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Aug 23rd 2015, 8:15 AM

# Global Health

Seven million women in one year treated for complications from unsafe abortions

Complications from unsafe abortions can lead to chronic disability.

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Aug 19th 2015, 12:11 PM

# Hands Off

The oldest 'modern' hand in the world has been discovered

A 1.85 million-year-old bone from the little finger of a human ancestor has been discovered.

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Aug 18th 2015, 7:07 PM

# chasing fair skin

Feeling pressured by men, Ivory Coast women ignore ban on skin-whitening creams

The country banned lightening products earlier this year.

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Aug 17th 2015, 6:10 AM

# Like and Share

Facebook billionaire gives millions of 'no strings attached' cash to poor people

Could direct payments to those who need it most be the way forward?

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Aug 4th 2015, 3:23 PM

# an african city

Heard of this African version of Sex and the City? It's pretty glamorous

The web series stars five ambitious women settling back in their native Ghana after living abroad.

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Aug 1st 2015, 10:30 AM

# Kenya believe it

People in Kenya are naming their kids Air Force One in honour of Obama's visit

Why not just Barack?

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Jul 25th 2015, 2:49 PM

# Kenya

'My name belonged and so I belonged' - Barack Obama is about to return to his 'homeland'

The president has visited Kenya before, but never as president.

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Jul 22nd 2015, 10:32 PM

# Arab Spring

40 people have left Ireland for Islamic State areas

At least three have died in conflicts.

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Jul 1st 2015, 6:25 PM

# people smuggling

What do you do when people smuggler is the best job you can get?

“If one of them falls, the others tap on the roof and I stop the van.”

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Jun 20th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Mad Yokes

Chimpanzees have sessions, get drunk, go for a lie down - new study

SCIENCE.

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Jun 10th 2015, 8:46 PM

Voices

To shape a fairer Africa in the next 50 years, we must listen to women

The African Union’s ‘Agenda 2063’ sets out a vision for the continent’s development over the next half-century – but how will it be reached?

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May 25th 2015, 6:30 PM

# War

Trócaire workers evacuated after fighting breaks out in South Sudan

The country has been fighting since 2013.

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May 25th 2015, 12:40 PM

Voices

'My life in Ireland is the normal tapestry of pleasure and pain – but the good far outweighs any bad'

It took me a little time to get used to a new culture, but I have discovered that Irish people love spreading happiness and positivity.

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May 22nd 2015, 8:00 AM

Voices

'My experience in Ireland has been quite simply incredible'

My life here has given me amazing opportunities as a professional musician. I don’t miss a lot of things from Kinshasa (apart from the sun, obviously).

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May 21st 2015, 2:01 PM

# Fáilte

Ireland isn't as welcoming as it used to be

But we’re less worried about the impact immigration could have on education and health services.

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Apr 30th 2015, 10:15 AM

# Central African Republic

French soldiers accused of 'stomach-turning' rape of children fleeing war

Reports claim children as young as nine were raped in exchange for food.

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Apr 29th 2015, 11:33 PM

# migrant boat

Stampede by terrified passengers may have led to 700 deaths in shipwreck

The boat capsized off Libya.

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Apr 19th 2015, 4:15 PM

# 147 not just a number

People are making sure victims of the Kenyan massacre are not forgotten

The names of the deceased and their stories are being shared on Twitter.

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Apr 7th 2015, 8:45 PM

# EBOLA

Emails reveal WHO intentionally delayed declaring Ebola emergency

In public comments, WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan has repeatedly said the epidemic caught the world by surprise.

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Mar 20th 2015, 10:45 AM

# mike porcaro

Toto's bass player "now at peace" after dying in his sleep

He had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2007.

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Mar 16th 2015, 7:53 AM

# Under the Same Sun

How do you fix a country where a 6-year-old has his hand chopped off for good luck?

The president has described a spate of killings and maimings as an embarrassment.

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Mar 15th 2015, 8:30 PM

# Witchcraft

Albino people 'killed for their body parts' in spate of Malawi murders

Malawian albino people are “living in fear of being attacked or killed”.

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Mar 12th 2015, 5:01 PM

# One Year On

The faces of Ebola: The survivors, orphans and workers the disease left behind

The outbreak is not yet over, doctors have warned.

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Mar 9th 2015, 7:45 AM

# Boko Haram

This map shows what Africa's deadliest terror group may be planning next

The group’s activities are shifting east and concentrating on border areas.

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Feb 20th 2015, 6:15 AM

# not a racist

Zuma: I'm not racist, white people won't be chased out of South Africa

However he said would never stop talking about history because children should know the country’s past to ensure that mistakes were not repeated.

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Feb 19th 2015, 6:14 PM

# EBOLA

Baby Mamanie lost her parents and grandparents. But she's considered "lucky"

GOAL brings us the story of one survivor of the deadly virus.

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Feb 7th 2015, 4:30 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'

The Ebola response appears to finally be working. But Sierra Leone has never faced an enemy like this before – the crisis has been devastating.

Feb 4th 2015, 8:00 PM

# the unlikely lads

Incredible scenes as AFCON hosts Equatorial Guinea qualify for quarter-finals

The team’s manager Esteban Becker was only appointed 11 days before the tournament began.

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Jan 25th 2015, 10:05 PM

Voices

Column: The people making a new life in the desert after civil war

The Mbera refugee camp is home to 50,000 people – most of them from northern Mali, a country torn apart by civil war.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 8:00 PM