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 Young girls helping with cooking, cleaning and babysitting at home may seem normal to some parents.In fact, in some cultures, this is considered an...

 Political protests which have swept through Ethiopia are a major threat to the country's secretive government, writes former BBC Ethiopia correspondent Elizabeth Blunt.For the...

A hug between a man and a woman may not raise eyebrows in some cultures, but reactions in northern Nigeria to one of their...

It's thought that more than half of Africa's GDP comes from the informal sector which accounts for around 80% of the labour force, many...

 In our series of letters from African journalists, film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo considers efforts by the authorities in Zimbabwe to protect the country's...