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COP26: Kenya's president says Paris climate pledges remain unfulfilled

Wed, 11/03/2021 - 07:05
Uhuru Kenyatta says he will ask world leaders at COP26 if promises made six years ago can be fulfilled.
Categories: Africa

Why Gambians cannot sell their solar power

Wed, 11/03/2021 - 01:01
Gambia's reliable sunshine allows some people to use solar energy to power parts of daily life.
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COP26: President Julius Maada Bio on deforestation in Sierra Leone

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 20:39
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, says his country is replanting trees but can do little about illegal deforestation.
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COP26: South Africa hails deal to end reliance on coal

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 18:52
More than 80% of South Africa's power is generated with coal - its sulphur smell polluting large areas.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Citizens urged to defend Addis Ababa against rebels

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 17:35
Addis Ababa residents are told to register weapons and protect areas as rebels reportedly advance.
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Five Eritrean women's U20 players go missing in Uganda

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 13:12
Five Eritrean footballers from the women's Under-20 national team have gone missing during the a regional championship in Uganda.
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Why Africa urgently needs its own genetic library

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 01:01
Genetically profiling three million Africans could be key for better healthcare, argue scientists.
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Oromo Liberation Army: On the ground with Ethiopian fighters

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 18:57
The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga gains special access to Ethiopia's Oromo Liberation Army.
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People feared trapped in Nigeria high-rise collapse

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 17:20
The multi-storey building was under construction before being reduced to a pile of rubble.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: PM Abiy calls on citizens to take up arms against rebels

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 12:28
Abiy Ahmed says advancing Tigray People's Liberation Front are "pushing the country to its demise."
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Herman Kambugu: Ugandan endurance runner and mountaineer on what drives him

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 10:41
Ugandan endurance runner Herman Kambugu says he wants to set a high benchmark for future generations.
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How film-school reject Khadar Ahmed is winning prizes and hearts

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 02:00
Finnish-Somali prize-winning director Khadar Ahmed credits Africa for his great storytelling.
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Libya: Thousands of migrants and refugees camp on UN's doorstep

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 01:03
Thousands of people are on the streets after fleeing overcrowded detention centres in Libya's capital.
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Sudan coup: Khartoum barricaded by pro-democracy activists

Sun, 10/31/2021 - 14:23
Three people were reportedly killed and 100 wounded after a crackdown on mass protests on Saturday.
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‘As a child I saw the plane crash that killed my sisters'

Sun, 10/31/2021 - 02:26
Harriet was waving her sisters off when the plane left the runway and burned. Now she's finding others linked to the tragedy.
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The white student braving racial politics in South Africa

Sun, 10/31/2021 - 02:52
Jess Griesel faces a backlash for joining a party that backs the interests of poor black South Africans.
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Sudan coup: Thousands take to streets in new protests

Sat, 10/30/2021 - 16:52
Two people are reportedly killed as crowds press for a return to a civilian-led government.
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How lifting Kenya's curfew may push revellers to get jabbed

Sat, 10/30/2021 - 02:25
Kenyans are loving their freedom as Covid restrictions ease, but vaccination rates are alarmingly low.
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COP26: African climate activists' message to world leaders

Sat, 10/30/2021 - 01:03
Young climate activists from Africa share their message to world leaders at COP26.
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Covid: Call for rich nations to airlift millions of surplus vaccines

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 07:57
It would be unethical to waste doses while thousands are dying with Covid daily, former world leaders say.
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