Mozambique country profilepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 25 October
Provides an overview of Mozambique, including key facts about this southeast African country.
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Read MoreStar athlete, Jose Adelino Barceló de Carvalho, abandoned his career in 1972 to follow his one true passion, music.
After growing up under Portuguese colonial rule, he became an outspoken supporter of Angolan independence, and used the pseudonym, Bonga Kwenda.
He was later forced into exile in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, where he recorded his first album.
He went on to become a famous Angolan musician.
He speaks with Marcia Veiga.
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An electric fast train now links the capital to the country's commercial hub Dar es Salaam.
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Read MoreZimbabwe set a world record for the highest team score in a men's international T20, scoring 344 runs against The Gambia.
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Read MoreIn 1984, Ethiopia suffered one of its worst ever famines.
A BBC news report from the area shocked the world - and led to a huge global fundraising campaign.
In 2014, Lucy Burns spoke to Dawit Giorgis, who was in charge of Ethiopia's internal relief effort during the crisis.
Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.
Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.
(Photo: Starving children at Korem refugee camp. Credit: William F. Campbell/Getty Images)
The British star is backing film projects across the continent and wants to be closer to the action.
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