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Andre Lombard

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Freelance journalist. Former News Editor @bbcafrica. Reported from Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Israel and Germany.
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Roads or rice fields - Madagascar's highway dilemma

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By Andre Lombard Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Andre Lombard - BBC Focus on Africa Wed, December 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM UTC 6 min read Neny Fara fears that the new road will destroy her rice and pineapple farm [BBC] The red, wooden post hammered into the ground near the Malagasy village of Ambohidava heralds a change that will alter life here forever. Visiting on a gentle, sunny Thursday afternoon, the only things disturbing the 500 residents are the crowing of cockerels and the occasional rev of a motorbike engine.
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Malawi seeks billions of dollars from US firm over ruby sales

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By Charles Gitonga Verified, Andre Lombard Verified
| The Maravi Post Verified
By Charles Gitonga & Andre Lombard Malawi’s government is demanding the astonishing sum of $309bn (£245bn) in unpaid taxes and royalties from a US-based gemstone company for rubies exported from the southern African state over the last 10 years, its attorney-general has told the BBC. Columbia Gem House, a family-owned business which says that it upholds fair trade practices, dismissed the claim as “baseless and defamatory”.
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Who benefits from Lesotho’s ‘white gold’?

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By Andre Lombard Verified, Katse Dam
| Yahoo Verified
Here in Lesotho it is known as white gold – the water which plays such an important role in the country’s economy. The engineering marvel at the centre of this is incongruous in the country’s highlands - sited among the shepherds in traditional Basotho blankets and mud huts that make up this rural area. The Katse dam is a seriously impressive piece of design. Standing at 185m (600 feet) tall, it is Africa’s second largest curved dam.
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