Quoted: The replica of the 19th Century trading ship has been retracing a 14,000-mile slave trade route to mark the 200th anniversary since Britain abolished the ...

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quoted: These Ethiopian-grown strawberries benefit from 1700m altitude and strong sunlight concentrations to make them exceptionally sweet, with average of 10% sugar brix. The difference in taste of the Yuval variety (the main offering) is very noticeable compared to when it’s grown in other countries. The same is true of the other available varieties.

quoted: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said syndicates have been expanding their network of transit areas through Ethiopia, Mauritius and Tanzania and Uganda in an ongoing attempt to disguise trafficking routes. These countries are used as arrival points for illicit drugs from Asia, which are then taken to Kenya, South and West Africa, the main regions for onward drug distribution to Europe and North America.

Quoted: A plane crashes into a busy market in the DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa, killing at least 17 people, officials say.

Quoted: Students in Guinea are spending their time in airports and car parks as poor electricity supplies mean they cannot study at home.

Quoted: "(If the 27 had been European people) the reaction would have been totally different. "The rescue operation would go on for days and days. All ...

"Society needs to have independent media to highlight corruption, cheating and falsification. Libya must have an independent civic society and independent bodies."

Quoted: The son of Libyan leader Col Gaddafi unveils reform plans and calls for debate on a new constitution.

"Swazi women are conservative and resilient, and so are children, and so too, for that matter, are our men," Dlamini said. "But the drought has pushed everyone to the breaking point."

Quoted: "With child-headed households, the threshold of survival is already low in terms of vulnerability. The drought is devastating for them; their coping mechanisms are about zero. These are the children who are most in danger of selling themselves for a meal," Mnisi said.