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How a 13-year-old boy's life was changed by the war in Darfur in Sudan
How a South African team is searching for those who disappeared during apartheid rule
How the Islamic movement brought a brief moment of peace to Mogadishu after years of war
Captain Colin Darch and his crew were held hostage by pirates for 47 days in 2008
How a small Nigerian Islamist group launched a brutal insurgency
How Salum Barwany overcame discrimination and fear to make history in Africa
Israa Abd El Fattah was one of the first Egyptian activists to use Facebook for protests.