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Africa

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Ealing
Well-to-do London couple abducted boy from Nigeria and made him their slave for 24 years
18 Nov 2015
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amazing.com
A whopping 320 tech jobs for Ireland have been announced today at the Web Summit
4 Nov 2015
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War Crimes
Evidence of mass graves, forced cannibalism and rape in South Sudan conflict
29 Oct 2015
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elephant hunt
A hunter has shot the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years
16 Oct 2015
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Search
In photos: Can you think of a suitable Irish name for this baby giraffe?
9 Oct 2015
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Explainer
4 things you need to know about the (now failed) coup in Burkina Faso
28 Sep 2015
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Sudan
Lit cigarette blamed for petrol tanker explosion that killed 85 people
17 Sep 2015
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Migration crisis
Thousands are fleeing Eritrea - what are they running from?
10 Sep 2015
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Cheeky
Watch: Elephant sneaks up on Irish tourist and knocks him over
7 Sep 2015
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reed dance
Women and girls killed in crash at Swaziland festival where king chooses a new wife
29 Aug 2015
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Eritrea
'Africa's North Korea' — the worst regime you've never heard of
23 Aug 2015
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Global Health
Seven million women in one year treated for complications from unsafe abortions
19 Aug 2015
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Hands Off
The oldest 'modern' hand in the world has been discovered
18 Aug 2015
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chasing fair skin
Feeling pressured by men, Ivory Coast women ignore ban on skin-whitening creams
17 Aug 2015
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Like and Share
Facebook billionaire gives millions of 'no strings attached' cash to poor people
4 Aug 2015
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an african city
Heard of this African version of Sex and the City? It's pretty glamorous
1 Aug 2015
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Kenya believe it
People in Kenya are naming their kids Air Force One in honour of Obama's visit
25 Jul 2015
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Kenya
'My name belonged and so I belonged' - Barack Obama is about to return to his 'homeland'
22 Jul 2015
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Arab Spring
40 people have left Ireland for Islamic State areas
1 Jul 2015
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people smuggling
What do you do when people smuggler is the best job you can get?
20 Jun 2015
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Mad Yokes
Chimpanzees have sessions, get drunk, go for a lie down - new study
10 Jun 2015
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Opinion
To shape a fairer Africa in the next 50 years, we must listen to women
Gillian Wylie
25 May 2015
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War
Trócaire workers evacuated after fighting breaks out in South Sudan
25 May 2015
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Opinion
'My life in Ireland is the normal tapestry of pleasure and pain – but the good far outweighs any bad'
Thabi Madide
22 May 2015
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Opinion
'My experience in Ireland has been quite simply incredible'
Niwel Tsumbu
21 May 2015
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46
Fáilte
Ireland isn't as welcoming as it used to be
30 Apr 2015
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Central African Republic
French soldiers accused of 'stomach-turning' rape of children fleeing war
29 Apr 2015
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migrant boat
Stampede by terrified passengers may have led to 700 deaths in shipwreck
19 Apr 2015
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147 not just a number
People are making sure victims of the Kenyan massacre are not forgotten
7 Apr 2015
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EBOLA
Emails reveal WHO intentionally delayed declaring Ebola emergency
20 Mar 2015
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mike porcaro
Toto's bass player "now at peace" after dying in his sleep
16 Mar 2015
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Under the Same Sun
How do you fix a country where a 6-year-old has his hand chopped off for good luck?
15 Mar 2015
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Witchcraft
Albino people 'killed for their body parts' in spate of Malawi murders
12 Mar 2015
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One Year On
The faces of Ebola: The survivors, orphans and workers the disease left behind
9 Mar 2015
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Boko Haram
This map shows what Africa's deadliest terror group may be planning next
20 Feb 2015
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not a racist
Zuma: I'm not racist, white people won't be chased out of South Africa
19 Feb 2015
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EBOLA
Baby Mamanie lost her parents and grandparents. But she's considered "lucky"
7 Feb 2015
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EBOLA
Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'
Seán Farrell
4 Feb 2015
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the unlikely lads
Incredible scenes as AFCON hosts Equatorial Guinea qualify for quarter-finals
25 Jan 2015
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Mali
Column: The people making a new life in the desert after civil war
Stephanie Hegarty
23 Jan 2015
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