In Ethiopia, VW Beetles 'pimped out' for hip youth
Love for the car goes back decades and is rooted in both economics and nostalgia
At least 20 killed in two Burkina Faso attacks
Separate attacks on vehicle transporting people and goods and convoy of food vans
Robert Mugabe’s body may return next week
There appear to be disagreements on where the former president will be buried
Deforestation must be seen as global threat, pope says
Pope bemoans corruption linked to deforestation, poaching
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Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
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Emiratis exempt from pre-entry visa to South Africa
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62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion
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