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Nashulai: The community trying to conserve Kenya's wildlife

BBC Africa - mar, 29/12/2020 - 17:32
The Nashulai conservancy, on the edge of the Maasai Mara, is reviving ancient practices to protect the ecosystem.
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COVID-19 threatening development gains in Cape Verde: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

UN News Centre - Africa - mar, 29/12/2020 - 16:00
Progress made towards sustainable development by the Atlantic Ocean nation, Cape Verde, is under serious threat due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to the United Nations’ most senior official in the country. In this blog, UN Resident Coordinator Ana Patricia Graça, explains how the UN is supporting the small island country to rebound from the impact of the virus.
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Pregnant at 13 and able to attend school

BBC Africa - mar, 29/12/2020 - 01:26
Sierra Leone lifted its ban on pregnant girls attending school this year. Will Tanzania do the same?
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Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer

BBC Africa - mar, 29/12/2020 - 01:23
A music producer remixes an old classic to correct some injustices of the past.
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Covid: South Africa's Ramaphosa announces new restrictions as cases soar

BBC Africa - lun, 28/12/2020 - 20:13
The measures include a ban on indoor and outdoor gatherings, and a night curfew, until 15 January.
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25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies

UN News Centre - Africa - lun, 28/12/2020 - 17:07
Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have received desperately needed food aid for the first time since mid-October.
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Ethiopia: Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu arrested

BBC Africa - lun, 28/12/2020 - 13:44
Kumerra Gemechu's phone and computer have also been seized by police, his family says.
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Why are insurgents beheading people in Mozambique?

BBC Africa - lun, 28/12/2020 - 12:59
Violence in Cabo Delgado province has continued to escalate throughout 2020.
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Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict

BBC Africa - lun, 28/12/2020 - 01:43
Ethiopia's leader says Eritrea armed his troops when they first came under attack in Tigray region.
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Central African Republic election held amid violence

BBC Africa - dim, 27/12/2020 - 21:47
The polls are held in a country where rebels controls key towns and UN troops face deadly attacks.
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Niger: UN chief urges security forces to protect civilians during polls

UN News Centre - Africa - dim, 27/12/2020 - 04:38
The United Nations Secretary-General has called on the security forces in Niger to “make every effort” to protect civilians as they take part in Sunday’s elections. 
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How Ugandan Nasa scientist Catherine Nakalembe uses satellites to boost farming

BBC Africa - dim, 27/12/2020 - 02:04
Catherine Nakalembe won this year's Africa Food Prize for pioneering work using satellite images.
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Ikram Abdi Omar: the hijabi model breaking boundaries

BBC Africa - dim, 27/12/2020 - 01:05
Ikram Abdi Omar was the UK's first hijab-wearing model to feature on the cover of Vogue.
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2020 and me: 'EndSARS was our Black Lives Matter'

BBC Africa - dim, 27/12/2020 - 01:00
After protests, a strike, and lockdown, Kiki, a student from Lagos, Nigeria, can’t wait for the year to be over.
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UN chief urges peaceful, credible elections in Central African Republic

UN News Centre - Africa - sam, 26/12/2020 - 19:22
On the eve of general elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Secretary-General has called on all stakeholders to ensure that the polls are held in a peaceful, inclusive and credible manner. 
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UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

UN News Centre - Africa - sam, 26/12/2020 - 07:48
The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Friday’s attacks that killed three Burundian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) and left another two wounded. 
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Young Champions of the Earth: turning plastics into paving in Kenya

UN News Centre - Africa - sam, 26/12/2020 - 06:00
A Kenyan entrepreneur is being lauded by the UN for developing a machine that recycles discarded plastic into paving stones for use in construction projects.
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Letter from Africa: Somalia's Christmas birthdays and lost memories

BBC Africa - sam, 26/12/2020 - 03:14
A former refugee considers the importance of memory for those who lose everything in the chaos of war.
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Central African Republic: Pre-election violence ‘must stop’ – UN envoy 

UN News Centre - Africa - jeu, 24/12/2020 - 19:11
Days before Sunday’s election, armed clashes in the Central African Republic (CAR) have prompted the “serious concern” of the UN aid coordinator in the country.   
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Chad: New law safeguards 480,000 refugees

UN News Centre - Africa - jeu, 24/12/2020 - 18:31
 The UN refugee agency commended Chad on Friday for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance the protection of the nearly 480,000 refugees it is hosting by providing key elements for their socio-economic inclusion.
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