Egypt and the ‘Cairo 52’

In May 2001, 52 men were arrested in a gay nightclub floating on the River Nile

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The friendship train: Connecting India and Bangladesh

In 2008, India and Bangladesh were reconnected by train after 43 years

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West Africa's Ebola virus epidemic

In 2014, Sierra Leone was devastated by Africa's biggest Ebola outbreak on record

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Deadly Everest avalanche

In 2014, an avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall killed 16 sherpas on Mount Everest

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Major Charity Adams and the Six-Triple-Eight

The first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion

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South Africa's referendum on apartheid

The last whites-only vote in South Africa was held in 1992

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Soweto uprising: Children who marched against apartheid

In 1976, an uprising was sparked when demonstrating children were gunned down

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Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the townships

Brenda Fassie was a popular South African pop star, dubbed the 'Madonna of the townships'

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Oliver Tambo returns to South Africa from exile

Oliver Tambo returned to South Africa in 1990 after 30 years in exile

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Sarah Baartman's 200-year journey back home

The campaign to return Sarah Baartman to South Africa nearly 200 years after her death

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Finding the victims of Stroessner's Paraguay

One man has dedicated his life to finding the victims of Paraguay's dictatorship

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