Used to playing stadiums back home in Bamako, SMOD weren't going to let a criminally undersold Ciné Lumière stand in the way of their message-driven Afro-hop or, indeed, of getting their shirts off... more
Residents of Abidjan barricaded themselves inside their homes as the Ivory Coast stood on the brink of a last battle between the two men who claim the country's presidency
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London surgeon branded 'stupid and irresponsible' after ignoring Foreign Office advice and continuing to drive through some of the most dangerous parts of Africa... more
Gold miner Randgold Resources says its production for the year may fall about 5% from its target as it announces that profit has almost doubled... more
London River follows a Muslim man and an Englishwoman in their searches for their children after the July 7 bombings. Its star, Brenda Blethyn, tells Nick Curtis the story of a remarkable project... more
Mali midfielder Seydou Keita believes the physchological boost from their remarkable comeback against Angola will stand them in good stead for the rest of the African Nations Cup... more
Our critics introduce the names to watch out for over the next 12 months - the ones you won’t have heard of before, the ones that you’ll suddenly see everywhere – and the one the critics will love best in 2007.... more
Magnum Photos was set up in 1947 to 'feel the pulse' of the times. And a new exhibition of the agency's work shows it has done just that, says Fisun Guner.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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