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Nigeria's End Sars protests: Candlelight vigil for man killed by thugs

Mon, 02/11/2020 - 17:56
Nigeria #EndSars protester Anthony Unuode, who was killed in Abuja by thugs, was buried at the weekend.
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Is Crowd1 running a pyramid scheme?

Mon, 02/11/2020 - 10:29
Crowd1 is a high-tech crowd marketing business and has been accused of running a pyramid scheme.
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Unmasking the Pyramid Kings - Crowd1 scam targets Africa

Mon, 02/11/2020 - 01:01
Behind the promises and the hype, Crowd1 hides some ugly truths, some wealthy scammers, and a whole pyramid of lies.
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Photography: Kenyan-born Polly Irungu on being a black woman photographer

Sun, 01/11/2020 - 10:18
Polly Irungu wants to empower black women photographers to be able to tell their own stories.
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How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods

Sun, 01/11/2020 - 02:03
Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the mega dam, with Sudan literally stuck in the middle.
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US Elections: Athletes of African heritage are hoping to inspire their fans to vote

Sat, 31/10/2020 - 11:08
Athletes of African heritage based in the United States, are hoping to inspire their fans to vote in the US elections.
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How the End Sars protests have changed Nigeria forever

Sat, 24/10/2020 - 01:51
The campaign against police brutality has encouraged young Nigerians to take on the older generation.
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‘I hugged the man who murdered my father’

Sun, 18/10/2020 - 01:13
Candice Mama's father was killed by a man nicknamed "Prime Evil", yet the only way she could find peace was to forgive him.
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The tale of Algeria's stolen cannon and France's cockerel

Sun, 11/10/2020 - 01:50
Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned.
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Spain's Canary Islands see new influx of African migrants

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 18:03
More than 1,000 have arrived in recent days and this year has seen a big increase from 2019.
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Africa 'needs $1.2tn' to recover coronavirus losses

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 14:55
The economic damage caused by coronavirus leaves the continent with a big repair bill, the IMF says.
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#EndSARS protests: Nigeria president commits to ending police brutality

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 12:09
Muhammadu Buhari responds to protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by officers.
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Mali hostages: Swiss woman killed last month

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 00:41
Sophie Pétronin, one of four hostages released this week, alerted French officials to the killing.
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Gracious David-West: Nigerian serial killer sentenced to death in Port Harcourt

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 14:31
The nine killings provoked outrage, especially in the southern city of Port Harcourt, last year.
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Kenya's Westgate trial: Man cleared of terrorism ‘seized by armed men'

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 12:54
Liban Abdullahi Omar, who was found not guilty this week, was abducted by armed men, witnesses say.
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The Kenyan school helping to rebuild communities along a violent border

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 09:16
In a community torn apart by violence, this Kenyan school is bringing students together from opposite sides of the divide.
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Africa's week in pictures: 2-8 October 2020

Fri, 09/10/2020 - 01:11
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Kenya's Maasai Olngesher ceremony: Young men graduate into community elders

Thu, 08/10/2020 - 09:44
Every 15 years, the Maasai hold the Olngesher ceremony where young men graduate to become community elders.
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Why some Nigerian families lock up children and the mentally ill

Sun, 04/10/2020 - 01:31
Maltreatment of adults with mental illness and children living with relatives has shocked Nigerians.
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August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance

Sat, 03/10/2020 - 01:24
August Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance.
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