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Redemption
Irish photographer documents life inside notorious Uganda prison
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outbreak fears
Asian and African countries face Zika risk due to high volume of people travelling there
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Sep 2nd 2016, 6:10 AM
lawnmower man
One man's dream project to fly from Ireland to Africa by lawnmower gets under way this week
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Aug 14th 2016, 8:45 AM
Backlash
The party of Nelson Mandela has had its worst electoral result since apartheid
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Aug 5th 2016, 8:04 PM
taking cover
Three Irish citizens are 'in lockdown' seeking refuge from South Sudan violence
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Jul 10th 2016, 7:01 PM
Child brides
'Try it tomorrow and see': Gambian president promises 20-year jail terms for child marriage
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Jul 10th 2016, 9:15 AM
treacherous journeys
"So many people died in the desert. We saw dead bodies, skeletons" - The horror stories of children seeking a new life
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Jun 14th 2016, 7:08 PM
lawnmower man
This Irish man is set to fly to Africa with a lawnmower engine on his back
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May 31st 2016, 10:49 PM
ashes to ashes
The world's biggest ivory bonfire is happening right now
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Apr 30th 2016, 5:23 PM
Hope
PHOTOS: This starving boy has made a wonderful recovery two months after being rescued
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Mar 31st 2016, 10:56 PM
Voices
'Families hire 'cutters' to remove any sensation for the girl and it's called a rite of passage'
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Mar 24th 2016, 4:00 PM
Female Genital Mutilation
'I used a razor blade and often cut ten girls a day'
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Feb 6th 2016, 7:45 AM
Conflict
'I don't know if my child's been buried' - Images show possible mass graves after Burundi killings
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Jan 29th 2016, 6:01 AM
Ansar Dine
Australian couple in their 80s kidnapped by African Islamist group
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Jan 17th 2016, 8:11 AM
Ealing
Well-to-do London couple abducted boy from Nigeria and made him their slave for 24 years
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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
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Nov 4th 2015, 8:22 PM
War Crimes
Evidence of mass graves, forced cannibalism and rape in South Sudan conflict
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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
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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?
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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
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Sep 28th 2015, 6:40 AM
Sudan
Lit cigarette blamed for petrol tanker explosion that killed 85 people
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Sep 17th 2015, 2:03 PM
Migration crisis
Thousands are fleeing Eritrea - what are they running from?
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Sep 10th 2015, 6:15 AM
Cheeky
Watch: Elephant sneaks up on Irish tourist and knocks him over
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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
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Aug 29th 2015, 6:21 PM
Eritrea
'Africa's North Korea' — the worst regime you've never heard of
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Aug 23rd 2015, 8:15 AM
Global Health
Seven million women in one year treated for complications from unsafe abortions
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Aug 19th 2015, 12:11 PM
chasing fair skin
Feeling pressured by men, Ivory Coast women ignore ban on skin-whitening creams
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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
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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
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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
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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'
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Jul 22nd 2015, 10:32 PM
people smuggling
What do you do when people smuggler is the best job you can get?
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Jun 20th 2015, 5:00 PM
Mad Yokes
Chimpanzees have sessions, get drunk, go for a lie down - new study
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Jun 10th 2015, 8:46 PM