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Ghana's LGBT terror: 'We live in fear of snitches'
A bill that will impose jail terms for simply identifying as LGBTQ+ is terrifying the gay community.
Categories: Africa
Meet the woman helping to keep the taps on
Mariam Ibrahim, one of the few female borehole engineers in north-east Nigeria, has built over 200 boreholes.
Categories: Africa
Zanzibar bans music star over 'inappropriate' show
Officials objected to a performance which featured sexually explicit language and gestures.
Categories: Africa
Dozens of women feared abducted by Nigeria jihadists
Some 200 displaced people were collecting firewood outside their camp when they were attacked, residents say.
Categories: Africa
The first Arab woman with two Oscar nominations
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has received her second Oscar nomination.
Categories: Africa
The first Arab woman with two Oscar nominations
Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has received her second Oscar nomination.
Categories: Africa
South Africa police question four over missing girl
Police say arrests are on the cards, following the six-year-old's disappearance on 19 February.
Categories: Africa
Dinosaur-age sea lizard fossil found in Morocco
Scientists believe the species hunted the oceans 66 million years ago with "teeth like knives".
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'Many families cannot even eat once a day'
A large group of people raided a warehouse full of food in the country's capital Abuja.
Categories: Africa
Children feared kidnapped in Mozambique jihadist raids
More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.
Categories: Africa
Children feared kidnapped in Mozambique jihadist raids
More than 70 children are missing following the raids by fighters linked to Islamic State.
Categories: Africa
Ghana president delays decision on anti-gay bill
Nana Akufo-Addo says he will not assent to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill until a Supreme Court ruling.
Categories: Africa
Parliamentary bid to lift ban on FGM in The Gambia
An independent MP tables a bill in parliament to repeal the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Two die after mid-air plane collision over Kenya
A student pilot and trainer crash in Nairobi National Park after colliding with a passenger plane.
Categories: Africa
Zuma ally quits South Africa's governing ANC
Nathi Nhleko's resignation comes in the build-up to the general election in May.
Categories: Africa
Mr Ibu - the man who made Africa laugh
Nigerian comic actor John Okafor could make people erupt into laughter without even opening his mouth.
Categories: Africa
Ghana finance ministry warns against anti-LGBT bill
The ministry urges the president not to sign the draconian bill over fears the World Bank could cut funding.
Categories: Africa
South African navy joins search for missing girl, 6
The young girl went missing from her home in an informal settlement near Cape Town two weeks ago.
Categories: Africa
The tree-planting mayor of Freetown
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women.
Categories: Africa
The tree-planting mayor of Freetown
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has faced challenges in her climate change mission but won over many women.
Categories: Africa
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