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Coronavirus: Boxing and jogging as South Africa loosens lockdown
South Africans take to the streets and beachfronts as tough restrictions are slightly eased.
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Sudan criminalises female genital mutilation (FGM)
An amendment to the law states anyone who performs FGM faces three years' imprisonment and a fine.
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Coronavirus lockdown hair tips: How to maintain your dreadlocks
Chibuzo is learning online how to maintain his dreadlocks whilst in lockdown.
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Coronavirus: Black African deaths three times higher than white Britons - study
A study says the higher risk to some ethnic groups cannot be explained by location or age.
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Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen dies aged 79
Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says.
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Coronavirus in Ghana: Online funerals, face masks and elections without rallies
Ghana is well known for its elaborate funerals and rowdy election campaigns so coronavirus is changing everything.
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Coronavirus: Kenyans moved by widow cooking stones for children
Jobless because of coronavirus restrictions, she hoped they would fall asleep waiting for their meal.
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Coronavirus: Why Nigeria's rice handouts aren't going down well
There are allegations that some of the thousands of bags of rice given as food handouts have expired.
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Coronavirus lockdown: Sierra Leone 'role model' minister carries baby and holds Zoom meeting
Sierra Leone's Education Minister David Sengeh combines child care and official duties at home.
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South African anti-apartheid veteran Denis Goldberg dies
He stood trial in South Africa alongside Nelson Mandela and was also imprisoned for his activism.
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The long shot that changed a homeless caddie's life
Llewellyn Barnes made his debut in a professional golf debut last month, after decades living homeless in South Africa.
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Coronavirus lockdown: The world champion keeping children fit in Germany
Long jump world champion Malaika Mihambo is hosting online workouts for children during lockdown.
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Training AI 'to translate mum's phone messages'
How African researchers are using the continent's languages to help spur innovation in Artificial Intelligence.
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'Crazy beast' fossil found in Madagascar
The discovery that the badger-like animal lived alongside dinosaurs challenges ideas about mammals.
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Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is affecting remittances to Africa
UK-based Africans explain how Covid-19 is affecting their ability to send money to family back home.
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Deportation of man with HIV to Zimbabwe blocked by UK Supreme Court
The Supreme Court halts criminal's return amid concerns his life would be shortened, changing UK law.
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Malawi - where courts have blocked a coronavirus lockdown
Malawi announces cash handouts for the poorest, after the courts blocked the proposed lockdown.
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Coronavirus: Fears for future of endangered chimps in Nigeria
Devastated by hunting and logging, the chimps now face threats from coronavirus, says conservationist.
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Coronavirus: Transgender people 'extremely vulnerable' during lockdown
Rights groups say coronavirus restrictions are leaving vulnerable trans people even more exposed.
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Jumia: The e-commerce start-up that fell from grace
Online retailer Jumia is struggling, a year after its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
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