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Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta wants legacy to be fight against corruption

Thu, 30/08/2018 - 10:19
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta says a new audit will show how public servants, including himself, got their wealth.
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Letter from Africa: Should Ghanaian women be limited to three babies?

Thu, 30/08/2018 - 01:37
Elizabeth Ohene considers the controversial proposal to limit women to having three babies in Ghana.
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The Tanzanian making 'pure African' film costumes

Thu, 30/08/2018 - 01:21
Tanzanian designer Joctan Cosmas Malule makes traditional outfits for use in films and music videos.
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Migrant crisis: Life and death on a Spanish rescue boat in Mediterranean

Wed, 29/08/2018 - 13:52
A photographer spent 29 days on board a Spanish rescue boat off the coast of Libya
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Nigeria needs 'world's help' to tackle corruption

Wed, 29/08/2018 - 12:40
Deputy High Commissioner to UK, Kabiru Bala, calls for international cooperation.
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FGM: The Maasai woman on a mission to educate her community

Wed, 29/08/2018 - 01:39
Agnes Pareiyo is a Kenyan Maasai woman on a mission to educate people on the harm done by female genital mutilation.
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Larry Madowo: May's mission to woo Africa after Brexit

Tue, 28/08/2018 - 01:39
British Prime Minister Theresa May starts a three-nation tour of Africa where she will promote trade ties.
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Is this African teenager a future coding superstar?

Tue, 28/08/2018 - 01:14
Nigerian schoolgirl Tomisin Ogunnubi is impressing tech companies with her coding ambitions.
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Thomas Naadi: Taking art to the streets of Accra

Mon, 27/08/2018 - 13:50
Artists, photographers and street performers from around the world take over the streets of Ghana's capital, Accra for the annual Chale Wote street art festival.
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The forest beekeepers of Zanzibar

Mon, 27/08/2018 - 01:21
Using honey to boost the income of the archipelago's residents.
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Catherine Byaruhanga: The president and the pop star

Sat, 25/08/2018 - 01:19
Afrobeats MP Bobi Wine is shaking the political establishment in Uganda, where Yoweri Museveni has been leader for decades.
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Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 August 2018

Fri, 24/08/2018 - 02:30
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.
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President Trump: Is the South African government seizing farmers' land?

Thu, 23/08/2018 - 18:21
President Trump has asked his secretary of state to look at the issue.
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Ubang: The Nigerian village where men and women speak different languages

Thu, 23/08/2018 - 02:27
In Ubang, a small farming community in southern Nigeria, men and women have different lexicons.
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Chris Martin and Damon Albarn campaign to free Uganda's Bobi Wine

Wed, 22/08/2018 - 21:08
A petition condemns Afrobeats MP Bobi Wine's "vicious" treatment in custody after his arrest last week.
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Dja Djedje joins Ankaragucu after Watford contract terminated

Wed, 22/08/2018 - 15:22
Watford terminate the contract of Ivory Coast defender Brice Dja Djedje by mutual consent, allowing him to join Turkish club Ankaragucu.
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Sporting Lisbon put $70m price tag on Mali's Diaby

Wed, 22/08/2018 - 15:09
Portugal's Sporting Lisbon sign Mali striker Abdoulay Diaby from Belgium's Club Brugge and add a $70m release clause in his contract.
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South African man sacked after viral racist rant

Wed, 22/08/2018 - 14:50
He said in a video that it was "heaven on earth" as there were no black people on the beach.
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Kwadwo Asamoah is recalled by Ghana after a four year absence

Wed, 22/08/2018 - 14:43
There is a Ghana recall after four years for Kwadwo Asamoah but no places for Asamoah Gyan nor the Ayew brothers.
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eSwatini stands by Taiwan despite Chinese overtures

Wed, 22/08/2018 - 14:06
eSwatini says it will maintain relations with Taiwan after China seeks diplomatic ties.
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