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Women lead rape protests in Somalia's Puntland region

Mon, 04/03/2019 - 17:12
Women have been leading protests against rape in Somalia's Puntland region after a spate of attacks.
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Cheik Cisse: 'In a second I was Olympic champion'

Mon, 04/03/2019 - 12:15
In 2016 Ivorian Cheik Cisse became the first African to win a taekwondo Olympic gold.
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Letter from Africa: The country where everyone is expected to be late

Mon, 04/03/2019 - 01:45
Ghanaians don't really need watches as most meetings start 45 minutes late.
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Naziru Mikailu: Nigeria’s winners and losers - from godfathers to rappers

Sun, 03/03/2019 - 11:23
The presidential result was not a surprise but there have been some big shocks in the parliamentary vote.
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Scleroderma activist Farah Khaleck: 'I used to be scared looking in the mirror'

Sun, 03/03/2019 - 01:12
Farah Khaleck has a rare and incurable condition which causes the hardening and tightening of her skin.
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'I was told painting is for lazy people': Cameroon's Ajarb Bernard Ategwa

Sun, 03/03/2019 - 01:03
Family pressure did not stop Cameroonian artist Ajarb Bernard Ategwa from finding success.
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Algeria protests - the beginning of the end?

Fri, 01/03/2019 - 21:08
Why tens of thousands of people are protesting against the ailing 81-year-old president.
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Artist John Akomfrah on recognising African WW1 soldiers

Fri, 01/03/2019 - 11:15
An exhibition seeks to commemorate colonial soldiers who lost their lives in World War One.
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Africa's week in pictures: 22-28 February 2019

Fri, 01/03/2019 - 01:05
A selection of photographs from around the African continent over the past week.
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Mount Kenya wildfire: Marijuana farmers blamed

Thu, 28/02/2019 - 16:37
A large fire blazing in Mount Kenya is blamed on farmers clearing an area to plant marijuana.
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Eritrean Press: Reporting on Africa's most secretive state

Wed, 27/02/2019 - 02:35
A mystery man who reports news from one of the most repressive countries in the world gives his first interview.
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The bakeries of Bamako in Mali

Thu, 21/02/2019 - 01:59
Photographer Annie Risemberg documents the French bread bakeries that are ubiquitous in Bamako, Mali.
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The blind climbers of Kilimanjaro

Wed, 20/02/2019 - 01:39
The day seven blind trekkers reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Zeinab Mohammed Salih: 'Cheating husbands' and Sudan's protests

Wed, 20/02/2019 - 01:26
Why women in Sudan have taken anti-government demonstrations to heart by using Facebook to expose abuse.
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The artist giving leaders a bad hair day

Sun, 17/02/2019 - 01:40
How Louis Houenoude went from being a barber shop sign painter in Benin to having an exhibition in Finland.
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No traffic in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia marks Car Free Day

Sun, 03/02/2019 - 13:53
The Ethiopian capital marks Car Free Day to promote a healthy lifestyle and fight air pollution.
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In Pictures: Pain and ecstasy at the Lagos marathon

Sun, 03/02/2019 - 10:33
Battling heat and humidity to complete the marathon in Nigeria’s commercial capital.
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The African churches of London

Thu, 31/01/2019 - 13:27
Reuters photographer Simon Dawson captures African Christian communities in London.
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Elizabeth Ohene: The fashion faux pas of bullet-proof vests

Thu, 31/01/2019 - 01:38
Body armour, like that worn by DR Congo's new president, can save lives but presents problems if you want to be discreet.
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Waihiga Mwaura: What is it like to report a terror attack?

Mon, 21/01/2019 - 04:01
Kenyan TV presenter Waihiga Mwaura looks back at traumatic week following the hotel siege in Nairobi.
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