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![This toddler is the youngest male artist in the world. His mum says he just loves colours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
This toddler is the youngest male artist in the world. His mum says he just loves colours
A toddler in Ghana has set the record as the world’s youngest artist.
![Review: Tinariwen deliver a transportive storm of sound on a soggy Auckland night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: Tinariwen deliver a transportive storm of sound on a soggy Auckland night
'Welcome to the Sahara.'
![What it’s like to stay at the former home of Nelson Mandela](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What it’s like to stay at the former home of Nelson Mandela
Stay at Sanctuary Mandela, where Nelson Mandela lived for the majority of his presidency.
![NZ dairy business blames Ethiopian ministry for insolvency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dairy business blames Ethiopian ministry for insolvency
'Pioneering' company wanting to develop heat-tolerant cattle hit trouble overseas.
![Explained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications
The election will test how weary voters are of the ruling African National Congress party.
![Trust me, there's no greater thrill than a Tanzanian safari](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trust me, there's no greater thrill than a Tanzanian safari
Life's most defining moments happen on safari.
![Thinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the country
How to have the perfect holiday in South Africa.
![Morocco proposes $13 billion tunnel to connect Europe to Africa by 2030s](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Morocco proposes $13 billion tunnel to connect Europe to Africa by 2030s
Spain and Morocco have revived a 40-year-old scheme to link continents.
![Tuareg band Tinariwen ‘still fighting through the music’ and coming to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tuareg band Tinariwen ‘still fighting through the music’ and coming to NZ
Their Grammy-winning Saharan sounds have a cult following and famous fanbase.
![Couple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue Google](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Couple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue Google
The travellers were unknowingly led through a neighbourhood residents would never go near.
![Kiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy Ships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships specialises in free, life-changing surgeries for people in need.
![Shocking twist in cruise nightmare tale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shocking twist in cruise nightmare tale
A couple who were left behind have made a surprising statement.
![Mistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongings
A pregnant woman and a paraplegic were among the passengers left high and dry.
![Nearly 20 million facing hunger due to drought in southern Africa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nearly 20 million facing hunger due to drought in southern Africa
It's the result of extreme weather patterns that experts say are becoming more frequent.
![Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after two weeks in captivity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after two weeks in captivity
287 children were seized from school in northern Nigeria and marched into the forests.
![Watch: Terrifying moment elephant charges, tries to flip safari jeep](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Terrifying moment elephant charges, tries to flip safari jeep
Not many can say they've had this experience before.
![At least 100 northern Nigeria villagers kidnapped in latest mass abduction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
At least 100 northern Nigeria villagers kidnapped in latest mass abduction
Gangs seized at least 100 people from their homes in Nigeria.
![Mum's devastation after five children abducted from school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mum's devastation after five children abducted from school
Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We don’t know what to do," she says.
![Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria
It marks the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week.
!['Please help us': Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Please help us': Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison
The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence.
![Behind the scenes on an African safari - where guests (can be) more beastly than the wildlife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Behind the scenes on an African safari - where guests (can be) more beastly than the wildlife
New cushions needed - the hyaenas have destroyed them again.