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ICYMI: Dog goggles and a plant audience

Sat, 06/27/2020 - 17:08
Some of the stories you may have missed this week.
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Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: The story so far

Sat, 06/27/2020 - 12:34
The story of hydroxychloroquine, the anti malarial drug touted by some and dismissed by others.
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Viewpoint: 'I feel like I was accidentally hired'

Sat, 06/27/2020 - 01:50
Ibrahim Diallo describes what life as a black software engineer has been like for him.
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Coronavirus in Ethiopia: 'Incredible recovery of man aged over 100'

Fri, 06/26/2020 - 13:55
Aba Tilahun, who is 114 according to his family, was discharged after two weeks of treatment.
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Liverpool: The Africans who helped win the Premier League title

Fri, 06/26/2020 - 13:29
How Liverpool's first top flight title in England for 30 years was powered by African players.
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Coronavirus in Kenya: Police kill three in motorcycle taxi protest

Fri, 06/26/2020 - 12:02
The police order the arrest of the officers involved, as they come under scrutiny for excessive force.
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Africa's week in pictures: 19-25 June 2020

Fri, 06/26/2020 - 01:12
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Coronavirus: How Africa's supply chains are evolving

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 21:18
The coronavirus crisis is transforming and speeding up the evolution of Africa’s supply chains.
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Malawi presidential election: State broadcaster says opposition leading

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 20:31
Official results are yet to be declared but state media says Lazarus Chakwera is heading for victory.
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Stranded Nigerian chess player 'broken and traumatised'

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 18:49
Top Nigerian chess player Oladapo Adu has been stuck in Ivory Coast for 12 weeks after being unable to meet a connecting plane before lockdown began.
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DR Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 15:20
More than 2,000 people died in an area where decades of conflict have led to widespread mistrust.
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Curious shark sends surfers in South Africa to shore

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 13:47
A great white shark swimming in Plettenberg Basy, South Africa caused surfers to head to shore.
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Why are East African truck drivers accused of being Covid-19 super spreaders.

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 12:16
East African truckers are accused of being Covid-19 super spreaders in the region during lockdown.
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Preventing a plague: fighting Kenya's locusts

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 01:12
Locust-trackers in Kenya are fighting to control the country's worst invasion of locusts for more than 70 years.
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Nigeria's Yoruba women announce their arrival in style

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 01:10
A Nigerian photographer reimagines Yoruba fashion from the 1970s.
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Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner becomes overnight millionaire

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 20:36
Saniniu Laizer sold two Tanzanite stones, with a combined weight of 15kg, for £2.4m.
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Ghana apologises to Nigeria for embassy demolition

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 18:16
Armed men reportedly stormed the compound and destroyed a building under construction.
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Coronavirus vaccine trials in Africa: What you need to know

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 17:42
Joice Etutu explains why Covid-19 vaccine trials in Africa are both important and controversial.
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Lesotho's Kick4Life FC to be 'world's first' top-flight club with pay equality

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 15:17
Lesotho's Kick4Life FC say they will be the first top flight club in the world to pay the same to their men's and women's teams.
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Zimbabwe's Cook Off: How a Netflix romcom was made for $8,000

Wed, 06/24/2020 - 01:29
Zimbabwe's first film to be featured on the streaming service is a tale of hope in a chaotic country.
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