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Benin Bronzes: 'My great-grandfather sculpted the looted treasures'

BBC Africa - Wed, 27/10/2021 - 20:08
Nigerians welcome the return of artefacts - including Cambridge University's cockerel - looted in 1897.
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Peacekeeping chief encouraged by ‘warming’ relations between Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei 

UN News Centre - Africa - Wed, 27/10/2021 - 19:52
The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that both have established national committees on the question of Abyei, the disputed oil-rich border territory claimed by both countries.  
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Covid: Charlize Theron wants fairer distribution of vaccines

BBC Africa - Wed, 27/10/2021 - 01:32
The actress tells the BBC nations must start sharing jabs to help reach the WHO's vaccination goals.
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Guterres calls again for detained leaders’ release after Sudan coup

UN News Centre - Africa - Tue, 26/10/2021 - 22:36
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday renewed his call for the immediate release of all those detained in the military coup in Sudan, as the Security Council meets behind closed doors in New York to discuss the crisis. 
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Manchester Arena bombing: Exclusive images of extradition of Hashem Abedi

BBC Africa - Tue, 26/10/2021 - 17:20
Watch as Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, is sent to Britain for trial.
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Sudan coup: A really simple guide

BBC Africa - Mon, 25/10/2021 - 17:11
Monday's coup comes after weeks of tension between the military and civilian leaders.
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UN chief condemns ‘ongoing military coup’ in Sudan 

UN News Centre - Africa - Mon, 25/10/2021 - 16:23
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres on Monday condemned the “ongoing military coup” in Sudan, saying Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and all other officials, “must be released immediately.” In a statement, he called for the "immediate reconstitution" of the Government, which is due to guide Sudan through to democratic elections.
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Tigray crisis: How the West has fallen out with Ethiopia's PM

BBC Africa - Mon, 25/10/2021 - 02:02
The EU and US threaten punitive action against the government and rebels as conflict escalates.
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The Gambia: 'We are crying for justice'

BBC Africa - Mon, 25/10/2021 - 01:04
A report into alleged human rights abuses during the rule of former president Jammeh has been delayed.
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Why Kenyan churches are banning politicians from pulpits

BBC Africa - Sun, 24/10/2021 - 01:20
Churches seek to wrestle back control of pulpits from politicians after years of cosy relations.
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Ethiopia: UN forced to abort humanitarian aid flight into Tigray

UN News Centre - Africa - Sat, 23/10/2021 - 20:14
A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to airstrikes on Friday, raising “serious concerns” for the safety of staff working on the ground, said the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, in a statement.
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Trafficked to Europe for sex: A survivor’s story

BBC Africa - Sat, 23/10/2021 - 01:51
Expecting to become a carer in Copenhagen, Jewel was forced into prostitution. But two chance meetings enabled her to get away.
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South Sudan: Three consecutive years of severe flooding

BBC Africa - Fri, 22/10/2021 - 13:37
South Sudan has seen severe flooding for the third year in a row, destroying crops and homes.
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DR Congo students march into parliament demanding better teacher pay

BBC Africa - Fri, 22/10/2021 - 13:25
Students march into parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo demanding better pay for teachers.
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Khaby Lame: What is the secret to success for the Senegal-born TikToker?

BBC Africa - Fri, 22/10/2021 - 01:02
How the Senegalese-born 21-year-old's myth-busting of "life hacks" made him a household name.
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Madagascar: Severe drought could spur world’s first climate change famine

UN News Centre - Africa - Thu, 21/10/2021 - 23:07
More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). 
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WHO announces plan for ‘profound transformation' following sexual abuse allegations in DR Congo

UN News Centre - Africa - Thu, 21/10/2021 - 23:02
The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organization staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is going to be “the catalyst for a profound transformation” of WHO’s culture. 
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UN’s top envoy warns Great Lakes Region is ‘at a crossroads’ 

UN News Centre - Africa - Wed, 20/10/2021 - 21:52
Speaking at a Security Council meeting on the situation in Africa’s Great Lakes region on Wednesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy, Huang Xia, told ambassadors that the countries concerned now stand “at a crossroads”.  
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‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts 

UN News Centre - Africa - Wed, 20/10/2021 - 16:20
State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions against the country’s most prominent civil society leaders, issuing “credible” death threats that have undermined peace efforts, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday. 
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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefits of 'edutainment' in South Africa

UN News Centre - Africa - Wed, 20/10/2021 - 06:35
Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – which the UN initiative behind it describes as a tribute to the power of “edutainment”.   
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