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What the brutal killing of a female police officer reveals about Kenya’s femicide crisis
His Excellency President Lourenço today alongside Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
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Prince Harry travels to Angola to back landmine clearance, nearly three decades after Diana’s visit
Paul Biya, pictured while speaking in Washington, DC in December 2022, came to power in 1982 and has remained in office for more than four decades.
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Cameroon’s president seeks to remain in power until almost his 100th birthday
SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 25: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during the court appearance of the 24-year-old Mozambican national charged with rape at the Protea Magistrate's Court on October 25, 2024 in Soweto, South Africa. It is reported that 24-year-old Mozambican national Phethe Simiao was charged for the rape and the murder of Amantle Samane (6). (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa removes police minister over criminal link allegations
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari meets with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (not seen) in Belem Presidential Palace at the beginning of his State Visit to the country on June 30, 2022, in Lisbon, Portugal. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is on a two-day State Visit to Portugal at the invitation of the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies at age 82
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ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan’s Darfur region
Liberian President Joseph Boakai, right, attends a lunch with other African leaders hosted by US President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 9.
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Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa
Coartem Baby already has approval in the West African nation of Ghana and drugmaker Novartis said it now expects eight African countries to grant their own approvals within 90 days.
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First malaria drug for newborns and young infants expected to be approved in Africa within weeks

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The US has been quietly attempting to strike agreements with a number of African countries to accept deportees originally from other nations.
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‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign US deportees in tiny African nation
Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excludes Africa’s big players
As two African nations sign a peace deal, Trump wants credit. But some fear peace may still elude them
For Subscribers US foreign aid cuts threaten decades of progress on driving down malaria
For Subscribers Trump fast-tracked processing of White South African refugees. But not everyone wants to leave
The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war
Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict?
Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
South Africa does have a history of racist land inequality. Just not in the way Trump and Musk are portraying
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

African Voices Changemakers

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Video Activist athletes Ejike Ugboaja and Deo Kato advocate for change through sports 22:58
Video These African creators promote powerful historical values through art and architecture 22:57
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How Rotimi and Vanessa Mdee’s chance romance became a deep dive into faith and purpose
Video How two visionary creators are shaping global design 23:00
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Video John Kani and Daudi Anguka take African stories global 23:05

Inside Africa

A traditional priest and fisherman was buried inside a giant blue teapot in Ghana’s Central Region in 2009. The teapot was chosen as his coffin as the priest would use a blue teapot in rituals, according to photographer and academic Regula Tschumi, who has spent decades documenting colorful funerals across Ghana.
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Photographer shows the secretive, colorful world of Ghanaian funerals
The first genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say
This photographer is celebrating tiny creatures through close-up images
These hyper-realistic pencil portraits are raising awareness of visible skin differences
This artist is painstakingly recreating mysterious ancient rock art – before it’s lost

Connecting Africa

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Solar and batteries could help Egypt beat its blackouts
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Energy is the ‘number one problem’ for Africa’s economy, says IEA director
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African start-up

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This company’s edible skincare products are full of ‘raw Ghanaian goodness’
This Rwandan entrepreneur turns discarded tires into fashionable footwear
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Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark

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
Inside Ghanaian painter Amoako Boafo’s rise to art-world stardom
This Nigerian designer is making waves with her ‘four-dimensional’ fashion

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<p>As one of Africa's longstanding production companies, South Africa's Moonlighting Films has worked across big Hollywood films such as Blood Diamond and the latest Mission Impossible, MI:8. Owner and CEO duo Tshepiso Phiri and Katherine Leach-Lewis talk to CNN about the company's journey to the big screen and the opportunities across the continent when it comes to movie making.</p>
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