The Guardians
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Landmine-hunting hero rat dies in Cambodia after stellar career
Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing ordnance from 42 football pitches’…
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Lalage Bown obituary
Adult educationist whose anthology Two Centuries of African English helped transform approaches to literature in the continent Lalage Bown, who…
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New head of Unesco world heritage centre wants to put Africa on the map
Lazare Eloundou Assomo wants to address imbalance that benefits rich nations and protect sites threatened by climate crisis and war…
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Tanzania to lift ban on teenage mothers returning to school
Girls to have two years in which to return to school after giving birth, but will still be excluded whilst…
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‘No power to stop it’: optimism turns to frustration over east Africa pipeline
Promised an income, those affected by $20bn oil project are losing their land and resources instead A bumpy, mud-spattered road…
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Reginald Green obituary
My friend and longstanding colleague, Reginald Green, who has died aged 86, was a development economist writing and advising on…
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Una Freeston obituary
My mother, Una Freeston, who has died aged 93, was a child psychiatrist dedicated to helping families stay together, resolve…
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Abdulrazak Gurnah: where to start with the Nobel prize winner
Novelist Maaza Mengiste on how the Nobel laureate has explored exile in all its forms throughout his career For more…
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Africa’s park tourism crash is a wake-up call. Can we find new ways to finance conservation? | Peter Muiruri
As Covid continues to curb visits to see our iconic wildlife, now is the time to move away from western-led…
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Stop the east African oil pipeline now | Bill McKibben, Diana Nabiruma and Omar Elmawi
The fate of a planned line from Uganda to Tanzania will be the first test of whether anyone was listening…
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