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Ghana's free speech debate: Where should the law draw the line?

Ghana is confronting a renewed debate over where legitimate law enforcement ends and the protection of free expression begins.

Sudan takes centre stage on final day of UNGA

Sudan's foreign minister addressed the UNGA as his country faces war, mass displacement and a worsening aid shortfall.

Youth Olympics in Senegal a chance for Africa to show it can host an Olympic Games

The Youth Olympics are to be hosted in Africa for the first time ever. The edition in Senegal is also a chance to prove the continent can host a full Olympics in the future.

South Africa: Competition between criminal networks fuelling mass shootings, analysts say

Organised crime, gang violence and conflicts over the control of criminal networks are fuelling mass shootings in South Africa, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Journalist ascends to throne in Uganda kingdom after succession dispute

Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma succeeds King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last month.

Morocco detains Tangier mayor over alleged electoral fraud

The mayor of Tangier, Mounir Limouri, was placed in police custody on Monday over alleged electoral fraud in the recent parliamentary elections.

Cameroon: Families demand justice as femicide rate continues to rise

Anger is growing in Cameroon over rising gender-based violence that has seen at least 56 women killed since the start of the year. In response to the outcry, a bill to make femicide a separate crime from murder will be considered during parliament's November session.

Ethiopia’s peace deal is unravelling – what went wrong with the Tigray agreement

Pretoria stopped one phase of one war. Its incomplete implementation left unresolved disputes that are now colliding.

Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest?

Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray’s capital, Mekelle.

Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré opens first gold refinery in Ouagadougou

Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.

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DRC: Early access to care and oxygen decisive for Ebola patients’ survival – WHO

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health workers fighting the country’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak are struggling to overcome critical challenges to patient care, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

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Journalist to be crowned king of Uganda’s Tooro after succession row

Thousands of spectators are expected to attend the coronation in Fort Portal

More than 80 reported abducted in Nigeria as police find human remains

Farmers and women abducted in northern Niger and Zamfara states as police find human remains at suspected gang camps.

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More than 50 members of Niger's security forces killed in attacks, sources say

DAKAR, Sept 28 - More than 50 members of Niger's security forces have been killed in two attacks in the west of the landlocked Sahel nation, where jihadists including members of the regional Islamic State affiliate are active, two security sources said.

Africa’s space ambitions are moving from policy to practice

As the Africa Space Expo closes in Abidjan, African innovators are showing what the continent can build.

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student Giulio Regeni

Giulio Regeni's tortured body was found days after he went missing on a research trip to Egypt in 2016, while studying at Cambridge University.

South Sudan calls for sanctions to be lifted at UNGA

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, South Sudan’s UN envoy Cecilia Adeng called for sanctions to be lifted

Nigeria: Igbos In Abuja mark New Yam Festival in grand style.

For the Igbos, the festival is more than a celebration of the first harvest of the year. It is a cultural homecoming, a moment when people reconnect with their roots, honour their heritage and give thanks for the blessings of the farming season.

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In 2015, a man saw two children drinking from a puddle in Ghana and built a solar water kiosk; 10 years later, his project supplies 126M litres

In 2015, Sunil Lalvani witnessed two children drinking water from a puddle during a trip to Ghana, an encounter that prompted him to act.

Ekurhuleni killings: What we know after bodies of 12 women found in South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the murders are a "stain on our national conscience".

Ethiopia fighting intensifies as Government forces retake Alamata

Fighting is intensifying in northern Ethiopia, with pro-government forces saying they have retaken the strategic town of Alamata in southern Tigray.

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‘Ballot must replace the bullets’, South Sudan tells General Assembly ahead of elections

South Sudan remains committed to holding general elections in December to conclude its transition period, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Cecilia Adout Majok Adeng, told the General Assembly on Monday, calling for all sanctions, including the arms embargo to be lifted.

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South Africa's degraded Eastern Cape is getting 180 million spekboom plants; the restoration project is expected to create 11,000 jobs

South Africa’s Eastern Cape is set to undergo a major land restoration effort centred on spekboom, a hardy succulent that grows naturally in the region.

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Sudan tells UN: No imposed solutions to country’s conflict

Sudan’s Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday in place of de facto head of state General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose visa application was rejected by Washington.