02:24 GMT 31st August 2011
Mutiu Sunmonu was appointed managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, the Nigerian arm of Shell at a time, the militancy in the Niger Delta was at its peak.
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02:40 GMT 18th July 2011
Nigeria's footballing legend played his testimonial match in Lagos last month before his adoring fans. Oladipo Okubanjo looks back on his glittering career
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02:34 GMT 18th July 2011
Oliver Barrett profiles the talented Sona Jobarteh, the first female kora virtuoso after the well received launch of her debut album
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03:50 GMT 15th June 2011
Two African teams are taking part in the 2011 Fifa Women's World Cup this nl0nth, perennial underachievers Nigeria and newconlers to the global stage Equatorial Guinea. Oladipo Okubanjo reports
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03:46 GMT 15th June 2011
Once one of the leading nanles in Sierra Leone's artistic establishment, Rosemarie Marke had to reinvent herself following her flight into exile, writes Angela Cobbinah
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02:50 GMT 20th May 2011
A Zimbabwean wildlife expert has just been awarded a top conservation prize for helping to bring the rhino back from the edge of extinction. By Chofamba Sithole
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02:48 GMT 20th May 2011
Africa's brightest prospect in a long while, Samuel Peter, finds the world heavyweight boxing division too rough to navigate, writes Oladipo Okubanjo
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11:23 GMT 13th April 2011
One time supermodel Iman has proved she is more than a pretty face with her involvement in major charities dedicated to helping those in need, writes Tamam Ahmed Jama
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11:07 GMT 13th April 2011
Recent cases of gender dispute among athletes show how social stigma and the shortcomings of sex verification tests can blight careers, writes Oladipo Okubanjo
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10:40 GMT 28th March 2011
Oliver Barrett looks at how Germany's small black population fits into a country where 60 years ago they were officially seen as members of an inferior race
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10:39 GMT 28th March 2011
Africa's football heavyweights have got their campaign to qualify for the next African Nations Cup off to a shaky start, reports Oladipo Okubanjo
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02:33 GMT 15th February 2011
The African Footballer of the Year award is losing its edge, say fans after Samuel Eto'o wins it for a record fourth time.
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02:20 GMT 15th February 2011
Angela Cobbinah reads about the harsh realities that lie behind the journey of the West African cocoa bean to the chocolate bar
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12:45 GMT 6th January 2011
As a young photographer, James Barnor had Ghana's future president frequently in the frame, as a recent exhibition of his work shows, writes Angela Cobbinah
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12:44 GMT 6th January 2011
Although he passed away more than 10 years ago, Fela Kuti's star is rising even higher as a Broadway musical of his life hits London, writes Rita Hernandes
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