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Yemi Alade: beyond the music
Grammy-nominated Yemi Alade is one of Africa's biggest music stars and a trailblazer who has helped take Afrobeats to audiences around the world. She…
2 months, 1 week ago
Mali insecurity escalates amid jihadist attacks
At least 50 soldiers have been killed in the latest attack in Mali as insecurity mounts in the country. The ambush took place near the northern town …
2 months, 1 week ago
Deadly wildfires ravage Algeria
The Algerian government has said that six people have died in wildfires in several provinces in recent days, as a deadly heatwave ravages the country…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ebola: Kenya denies hosting US aid workers
Kenyan authorities have denied reports that seven aid workers are quarantined in an Ebola facility in Central Kenya. Members of the public and civil …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Remembering the Nelson Mandela legacy
Every year, July 18 is marked as the Nelson Mandela International Day. It is a moment not only to celebrate the life of South Africa's first democrat…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
'Inside our polygamous marriage'
You may have heard about South Africa’s viral Netflix show, The Polygamist. The series has been trending across the continent, sparking conversations…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president
Sierra Leone's government has dropped its charges, including treason, against ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma, who was arrested in connection with an …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Nigeria abducted teachers and pupils speak
Days after the rescue of 48 school children and their teachers from kidnappers in Nigeria's Southwest Oyo State, authorities call for investigations …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti. What next?
A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo - known as Hemedti - to death for war…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Wife of Tanzania's Lissu speaks to BBC
Once the target of an assassination attempt, Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu is now behind bars awaiting trial for treason. His case has bec…
2 months, 3 weeks ago