Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang: World’s longest-serving president eyes re-election
Craig TaylorThe president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, has been in power for 43 years. BBC News – Africa
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COP27: Ethiopia’s 20-billion tree goal – a sapling success?
Lessons four years on from Ethiopia’s ambitious, four-year, mass tree-planting initiative. BBC News – Africa
Ghana economy: Chilli-sauce businesses feel the heat
Freda Maku Yoobi lost her job as a make-up artist during Covid and now inflation has destroyed her business. BBC News – Africa
Somalia drought: One boy’s fight to save his family from starvation
Dahir’s brother died of hunger. Now two of his sisters are fighting sickness and malnutrition in Somalia. BBC News – Africa
Ukraine war: Zambia demands answers for death of student Lemekhani Nyirenda
Lemekhani Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence when he went off to fight for Russia. BBC News – Africa
Zimbabwe’s dilemma over deadly elephant attacks
As the wildlife frontline becomes more dangerous, southern African nations want an end to the ivory ban. BBC News – Africa