2014 was of glitter and success stories

Tanzania is doing well in breast-feeding as some 97 per cent of mothers adhere to the practice. But only 50 per cent of these mothers properly breast-feed their children.

Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike is determined to make 2014 a year to remember with both club and country.

A world first will be taking place this month when a full week of African documentary films are broadcast across sub-Saharan Africa on DStv channel ED (channel 190) and GOtv (channel 65).

This unique film event will see a diverse and exciting range of films screened across 49 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, to coincide with the Durban International Film Festival, the largest film festival in South Africa that takes place from July 17th – 27th.

The diverse range of stories from East, West...

Will new stories mean new subscribers?  The Economist

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Police are looking for a man who killed eight people and injured three, Tanzania Citizen newspaper reported. The killings began on Saturday night and included a raid on a bar, but the gunman has also been attacking people he meets on the road.
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It happens to virtually all of us who are condemned to having to earn our daily bread trying to inform, educate and entertain using this alien language called English. We’re talking about mixing the spelling of words that sound alike while they bear totally different meanings.

People of colour in Russia tell the BBC how racism has affected their lives.

BBC Africa shares photos, messages and videos sent in by users of the BBC Ebola Facebook community and WhatsApp information service.

To the passengers aboard the Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL) coach, these were just some wazungus enjoying life in this part of the world. But for the Das letzte Kleinod, this was a pursuit of stories that connect the Germany landscape to the rest of the world.