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General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional president, army says, in swift power grab after disputed election -
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Trump administration is not planning to invite South Africa to G20 in US, source says -
Two dozen schoolgirls freed after kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria last week -
Sudan’s top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal, calling it ‘the worst yet’ -
This volcano erupted for the first time in 10,000 years sending ash clouds across continents -
• Video 4:00Video Bearded vulture on the brink: Conservationists in South Africa and Lesotho race to save this raptor 4:00 -
Fifty students escape captors after mass kidnapping in Nigeria but more than 250 still held -
The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott
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In Mozambique, an ISIS insurgency is newly energized as US cuts impact aid programs -
‘Oh my God, this is our Tanzania’: CNN investigation shows police fatally shooting protesters, signs of mass graves
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The violence in Nigeria that Trump cites as a reason for military strikes is not limited to Christians
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Rebels accused of massacring hundreds of people as videos emerge of atrocities and bodies in Sudanese city
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Bloodbath feared as rebels trap thousands in Sudan city. How did we get here and what might come next?
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Gen Z protesters toppled Madagascar’s president. Should other African leaders worry?
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From Morocco to Madagascar, Gen Z is taking digital dissent offline
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A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died
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In Africa, Russia is swapping a ruthless paramilitary for a replica it can control. What’s Putin’s game plan?
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Trump’s tariffs are sending African countries into China’s hands
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‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign US deportees in tiny African nation
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Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excludes Africa’s big players
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African Voices Changemakers
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• Video 2:57Video African Voices Playmakers: Refugee boxer Ramla Ali using sport as her platform for change 2:57 -
Video How two of Africa’s top female fighters are using their platform for change 23:02
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Video How NBA Africa’s CEO Clare Akamanzi is using basketball to fuel opportunity and growth 23:02
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Video How two guardians of Nigerian heritage are preserving culture 23:03
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‘I didn’t feel safe, I didn’t feel seen’: Why Nigerian star Tems is clearing a path for African women in music
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How Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie fought through creative block and depression
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Video The viral rise of Acholitronics and Zamrock 22:52
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Video Activist athletes Ejike Ugboaja and Deo Kato advocate for change through sports 22:58
Inside Africa
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• Video 1:43Video Why Lupita Nyong’o refused roles after her oscar win 1:43 -
After surviving a horrific buffalo attack, these conservationists doubled down on protecting nature
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Africa’s ‘cryptic’ golden cat is so rare, no one knows how many there are. AI is changing that
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Tattoo artist draws on deep connections to ancient Nigerian art forms
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More than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures
Connecting Africa
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The solar-powered compact car driving Tunisia’s electric vehicle revolution
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App that translates speech to sign language in real-time wins top innovation prize
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Video Moving Africa forward through innovative transportation 23:05
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This drone manufacturer wants to protect Africa’s power, mining and oil assets
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Africa Avant Garde
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This Lagos museum is challenging the traditional ‘Eurocentric’ model -
Nigerian cinema in the spotlight as ‘My Father’s Shadow’ to premiere in Cannes Film Festival first
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Inside Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo’s rise to art-world stardom
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This Nigerian designer is making waves with her ‘four-dimensional’ fashion
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