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The pest I’ll never forget: the rats stood six or seven deep on the lawn beside my dormitory
All it took was one or two careless teenage girls giving the vermin a taste of their snacks and they became the most wel...
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The UAE has so much blood on its hands in Sudan. For its nominee to lead the UN would be an outrage
Lana Nusseibeh has been the face of a disastrous Emirates policy that has prolonged war and death. It is a scandal that...
Technology
UK poised to miss reduced aid spending target of 0.3% of national income
Calculations from the Center for Global Development say spending next year is likely to be £410m less than anticipated
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‘We built this land’: descendants of enslaved people are reclaiming their history across South Africa’s vineyards
Slavery was integral to the country’s wine industry, now a handful of wineries are addressing its legacy and righting th...
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Forget the Live Aid image, Africa is only a broken continent in the minds of the west
Innovators and business leaders are driving progress across the continent, but the ‘visibility gap’ prevents the rest of...
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Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family
London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean is...
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Economic growth and democratic decline: the ‘cotton king’ who reshaped Benin
Patrice Talon has transformed the west African country’s economy and infrastructure at the expense of political freedom
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I have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed
I understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also seen the effect of our spending on the ground, says actor...
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
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Rising Up at Night review – community spirit shines bright in Kinshasa’s shadows
Religion and collective resilience are beacons of hope in an electricity-deprived DRC in this otherworldly documentary d...
Finance
Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know...
World
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
The battle to rescue Nusrat Osman saw four of her alleged abductors killed and a police officer wounded