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Two homes: Australia's South Sudanese

26 April 2012 | 10:58

Since South Sudan gained independence in July 2011 many south Sudanese Australians have returned to their homeland. And whether it's because of a love for their country, cultural ties, or a sense of duty of it's been a very challenging experience of many of them.

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Looking back at Africa's 2011

28 December 2011 | 0:00

2011 was a big year on the African continent - from the beginnings of the Arab Spring, to the birth of a new nation.

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'We are Nigerian and yes, we love our gadgets and status symbols too.' (Getty)

The 'Africa situation'

28 November 2011 | 14:44

Recently Nigerian author Teju Cole took to Twitter to express his disdain for the hashtag #firstworldproblems.

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The population question

11 November 2011 | 16:28

Sometime last week, according to the United Nations, the world’s population reached 7 billion and they project this will soar to 10 billion people by 2083.

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Many questions have been raised about whether the world can cope with so many people and what impact the growing population will have on our planet. Read more

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