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Mana Pools National Park. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) walking in water. Zimbabwe. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed citizens left hungry by drought
Residents leave the flooded areas with their belongings in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria September 15, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Kingimi
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More than 200 inmates escape as Nigerian prison wall collapses in floods
At least 64 people were feared dead following a boat accident on a river in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, local officials said on Saturday.
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At least 64 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident
People surround two passenger trains which collided in the Egyptian city of Zagazig on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.
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At least three killed as trains collide in Egypt
Michaela DePrince performs 'Giselle' with the English National ballet at the Coliseum in London, England on January 13, 2017.
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Sierra Leone ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who starred in Beyoncé video, dies aged 29
FILE - From left Tyler Thompson Jr, Marcel Malanga and Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, all American citizens, face the court in Kinshasa with 52 other defendants on June 7, 2024, accused of a role in last month's attempted coup in Congo led by little-known opposition figure Christian Malanga in which six people were killed. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)
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Three Americans and 34 others sentenced to death over coup attempt in Congo
This aerial view shows houses submerged under water in Maiduguri on September 10, 2024.
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Floods gush through Nigerian zoo, sweeping snakes and crocodiles into neighborhoods
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Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
TOPSHOT - This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 20, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival generals. - Hundreds of people have been killed since the fighting erupted on April 15 between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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At least 21 killed in airstrike on Sudanese market as civil war rages

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Cars drive past by the newly planted trees and light installations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 27, 2024. Addis Ababa's urban renewal brings modern infrastructure and new challenges, with steep fines for traffic violations and new regulations. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
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EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place
African cities sitting on ‘keg of gunpowder’ as growing youth anger fuels unrest
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Against the backdrop of rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment, these Nigerian fashion labels feel forced to show in private
Jacob Zuma has made a dramatic comeback in South Africa’s elections. Will he have the last laugh over Ramaphosa?
Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa?
Nelson Mandela’s party has ruled South Africa for three decades – it now faces a critical moment of truth
South Africa has failed its Black majority. Nelson Mandela’s political heirs may pay the price
Forced to pay bribes at every step. How trans and intersex people say they survive in Kenya
South Africa’s democracy is turning 30 – but a silent crisis threatens its hard-fought gains
A life in fear: The dangers of finding love online as a queer woman in Nigeria
How the Chibok abductions continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education in Nigeria

African Voices Changemakers

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Video There’s more to African music than Afrobeats – just listen to these artists 23:00
Dusty & Stones want the world to lend an ear to African country music
Video How South Africa got its first UFC middleweight champ 23:04
As Olympic breaking debuts in Paris, a Moroccan duo is head over heels about the Games
Nollywood aims to become a global cultural phenomenon like Afrobeats
How rock icon Jimi Hendrix inspired one of Africa’s greatest guitarists
Video These African playmakers are making a splash in this year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games 23:00
Video How Mandla Mlangeni and Louis Mhlanga are redefining African Jazz 22:57
Video How Wendy Shay went from midwife to the most streamed Ghanaian female artist 22:56

Inside Africa

Egypt is building a new city, known as the "New Administrative Capital," 30 miles east of Cairo. Construction on the 270-square-mile area began in 2016, and once complete it could hold as many as <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dar.com%2Fwork%2Fproject%2Fnew-administrative-capital" target="_blank" target="_blank">6.5 million residents</a>. The government says its goal is to bring relief to overcrowded Cairo, but critics believe it is diverting resources from other needs.
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Hydrogen-powered skyscraper set for Egypt’s new capital
A South African vineyard is dropping predatory wasps from drones to keep its grapes free from bugs
Huge 2,492-carat diamond, believed to be world’s second-largest, unearthed in Botswana
Grand Stade Hassan II: Design revealed for one of the world’s largest stadiums ahead of 2030 World Cup
Revealed: The world’s most welcoming hotel for 2024
Why this photographer prefers to be called a ‘visual activist’

Connecting Africa

ALXA, CHINA - DECEMBER 04: A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying three satellites, including Egypt's remote-sensing satellite MISRSAT-2, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on December 4, 2023 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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Why Africa is doubling down on its space ambitions
Video How African aviation could be set to soar 23:07
‘I don’t get scared of anything’: Aliko Dangote’s mission to build Africa’s largest oil refinery
Video A rare look inside Africa’s largest oil refinery 23:00
‘We’re constructing an ecosystem’: How a small, windy city could become a gateway for trade
South Africa has one of the world’s largest manganese reserves. So why does it outsource for processing?

African start-up

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Video Chowdeck takes a bite out of Nigeria’s food delivery market 1:58
From Nigeria to London: Nelly Agbogu is on a mission to elevate African small businesses
This start-up is making artificial hair from bananas
Gallery How African startups are embracing innovation
Video Nigerian ride-sharing app provides safe space for young professionals 2:26

Africa Avant Garde

Tara Shakti will be the first Malagasy artist among the Lunar Codex artists to have her work sent to the moon. Shakti hopes to empower other women through her vibrant paintings.
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This Madagascan artist is sending her paintings to the moon
A stunning metal sculpture shows ‘the beauty of Black women all over the world’
‘I’m amazed I lived to tell the tale’: Award-winning photographer on a life spent in the wild
‘Westernization is not the answer’: Artist Àsìkò explores Yoruba culture through mythology

Call to earth

Naimina Enkiyio, or the Forest of the Lost Child, in Kenya, is home to a wealth of wildlife, from elephants, lions and leopards to buffalo, hyenas and baboons (pictured). According to <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.google.com%2Fearth-engine%2Fdatasets%2Fcatalog%2FUMD_hansen_global_forest_change_2023_v1_11" target="_blank" target="_blank">global forest change data</a>, the area has only lost 2% of forest cover since 2000, while others in the country have lost 20 to 60% in the same timeframe -- making it one of the few intact forests in the east African nation.
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This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries. Now it’s under threat

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Explosion kills at least 48 people as fuel tanker collides with truck in Nigeria
This handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA), shows an aerial view of Sinai and the Syrian desert from the International Space Station, on May 12, 2016.
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Rebecca Cheptegei competes at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda on January 20, 2023.
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Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend
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Fire contained at girls’ school in Kenya a day after blaze at boys’ dormitory that killed 21
An ambulance arrives at the Hillside Endarasha Primary school following the deadly fire on Friday, Sep. 6, 2024.
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17 students killed in Kenya elementary school fire as officials say 70 remain unaccounted for
Rebecca Cheptegei, competes at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda on January 20, 2023.
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An Olympic athlete was set ablaze by her partner, police say. It’s the latest killing of an elite female runner in Kenya
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Rebecca Cheptegei, competes at the Discovery 10km road race in Kapchorwa, Uganda on January 20, 2023.
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Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Trucks carry the wrapped bodies of people killed by suspected Boko Haram militants, during their funeral in Yobe, Nigeria, on September 3, 2024.
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack
Chinese leader Xi Jinping, left, and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 2, ahead of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation.
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China kicks off major African summit as it seeks to woo leaders amid pressure from the West
Bobi Wine arrives at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Uganda’s main opposition leader Bobi Wine ‘seriously injured’ during police confrontation, his party says
State security forces are seen outside Makala prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the attempted jailbreak on Sept. 2, 2024.
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At least 129 killed during mass prison break attempt in DR Congo