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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be released from Rwanda prison
Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters
Uganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses
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UN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda’s hardline anti-LGBT bill
Batteries for hire could help Nigerians ditch their generators
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How an underwater film inspired a marine protected area off Kenya’s coast
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Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police
Nigerians vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states
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The US helped prevent AIDS from being a death sentence in Africa. Now the epidemic is at a crossroads
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Lagos governor pauses reelection campaign as bus crashes into train in Nigeria
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Uganda considers bill to criminalize identifying as LGBTQ
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Peter Obi vows to challenge Nigerian election result: ‘We won and we will prove it’
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Opposition vows challenge as Tinubu wins Nigerian presidency
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Who is Nigeria’s new President-elect Bola Tinubu?
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Polls closed but a day later Nigerians were still voting in the presidential election
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Nigeria opposition senatorial candidate gunned down days before crucial elections
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Nigeria is about to hold Africa’s largest democratic exercise. Here’s what to know about its presidential election
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Afrobeats stars shine in the spotlight during halftime show at NBA All-Star game
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South Africa risks backlash for Russian naval exercises, but its history with Moscow runs deep
Cameroon finds suspected cases of Marburg virus, an illness similar to Ebola
Russian frigate docks in South Africa ahead of joint naval drills with China and Russia
South Africa bus crash kills 20, dozens taken to hospital
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Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu found alive in Turkey earthquake rubble
Pope Francis pleads for peace as he meets South Sudanese people displaced by war
In photos: Pope Francis visits DRC and South Sudan
South Africa tourism in talks to sponsor Tottenham Hotspur amid energy crisis
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