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But beyond the blueprints, there is very little to show for the money. “They have only dug a hole — a big hole,” Praise Chinedu, a student and a Pentecostal Christian, said last month.

Even today, if you stand at the edge of the Big Hole, you can feel it. It’s not just a pit in the ground. It’s a monument to human tenacity. You can almost hear the clang of steel on stone, the shouts ...

5. The Big Hole and Kimberley Mine Museum Once the site of a diamond rush in the late 19th century, Kimberley’s Big Hole is one of the largest hand-dug excavations in the world.

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings to discuss outstanding issues to the peace deal on Oct. 20, 2019.

South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, according to the World Bank, a reality on display almost anywhere you travel across this vast nation of more than 60 million people.

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