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Biden adds South Africa to Covid travel bans

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 23:58
The restrictions come as Minnesota records the first US case of the Brazil Covid variant.
Categories: Africa

Coronavirus in Zimbabwe: Nick Mangwana apologises for 'medical assassins' slur

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 18:27
Doctors were furious with the government spokesman's comments about politicians' coronavirus deaths.
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Uganda ordered to end Bobi Wine's house arrest

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 11:14
Soldiers prevented him leaving his house in case he organised protests against disputed elections.
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Protecting the last wild lions in Africa

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 09:04
Photographer George Logan highlights the decline of wild lions using conceptual images.
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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: 'My wife died giving birth to twins while we hid'

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 01:09
A father tells the BBC his tragic story of fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
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Detective Jane Mugo: Meet Kenya's 'spy queen'

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 01:01
BBC Africa Eye looks at the inside story of Detective Jane Mugo, the woman they call Kenya’s "spy queen".
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Egypt's dreams of democracy still alive?

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 01:01
It's been 10 years since Egyptians took to the streets to unseat their longest-serving President, Hosni Mubarak.
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Cyclone Eloise brings floods to Mozambique's second city Beira

Sun, 01/24/2021 - 11:43
Officials are assessing the scale of the damage and trying to restore power in parts of Beira.
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Tunisians question whether life is better after Arab Spring

Sun, 01/24/2021 - 01:21
Ten years after ousting their strongman leader, some say the new system isn't working.
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Letter from Africa: The continent no longer needs lectures from the US

Sun, 01/24/2021 - 01:20
President Joe Biden will need to renew the relationship with the continent, writes Waihiga Mwaura.
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African Nations Championship: Cameroon, Guinea, Morocco and DR Congo all held to draws

Sun, 01/24/2021 - 01:01
Tanzania beat Namibia while Morocco are held in the second round of matches at the African Nations Championship in Cameroon.
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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni overcomes Bobi Wine challenge - for now

Sat, 01/23/2021 - 01:42
President Yoweri Museveni sees off another challenger despite the expectation surrounding Bobi Wine.
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Central African Republic declares emergency as rebels surround Bangui

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 13:58
Central African Republic, two-thirds controlled by rebels, is "at grave risk" the UN envoy says.
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Diary Sow: Talented Senegal student 'sorry' after disappearing in France

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 10:39
Diary Sow, who raised concern by failing to return to school in Paris, had been "on a little break".
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Steinmetz trial: Swiss verdict for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 02:23
The trial of Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is seen as the biggest corruption case in mining.
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Africa's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 02:04
Africa will have to wait "weeks if not months" before getting WHO-approved vaccines, officials say.
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Africa's week in pictures: 15 - 21 January 2021

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 02:00
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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The vehicle that got a village smiling

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 01:24
When her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.
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Nigeria blasphemy: Jailed 13-year-old boy wins Kano appeal

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 20:04
The 13-year-old was serving a 10-year sentence handed down by an Islamic court for comments about God.
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Ghana 'baby-harvesting syndicate' arrested

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 15:51
Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.
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