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At least 32 dead as flash floods sweep through half of Kenya
African leaders convene for a high-level counter-terrorism summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja Monday, April 22.
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African leaders spearhead efforts to tackle terrorism across the continent
Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, plays a chess game in Times Square, Friday, April 19, 2024, in New York.
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Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya plays for 60 hours in Times Square, breaking marathon record
A heavily armored convoy of Nigerian Army personnel travel down the dusty road leading to the Sambisa Forest earlier this year.
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Chibok girl rescued after 10 years in Boko Haram captivity
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Nigerian music star Simi opens up about charting her path to stardom, and why she still engineers her own music
Chief of Kenya Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla looks on while inspecting a guard of honor during his official state visit to State House in Nairobi, on February 28, 2024.
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Kenyan military chief dies in helicopter crash, says president
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023.
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Sierra Leone declares national emergency after steep rise in use of deadly synthetic drug kush
TOPSHOT - Sudanese security forces patrol in a commercial district in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan on April 3, 2024. Sudan's war has claimed thousands of lives and displaced more than 8.5 million people, according to the UN. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) (Photo by EBRAHIM HAMID/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sudan on brink of collapse and starvation as country marks one year of civil war
Yana Galan, mother of kidnapped Chibok Girl, seated and holding a picture of her daughter Rifkat Yana Galang holds a picture of her daughter Rifkat, one of the 276 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by Book Hiram in April 2014.
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How the Chibok abductions continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education in Nigeria
Nigeria wants a road to rival the Pacific Coast highway. A prime Lagos beach resort stands in the way
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‘Iwájú’: Nigeria-based ‘first-of-its-kind’ animated series premieres on Disney+
Humanitarian relief amid the Sudanese civil war is nearing a ‘breaking point.’ How you can help
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MOMBASA, KENYA - 2022/06/26: Members of a community environment group, Weka Lamu Safi (Keep Lamu Clean), receive cash payments for the plastic waste they sell to The FlipFlopi organization for recycling. Pollution from human activities has negatively impacted the oceans. In 2019, the FlipFlopi Organization built a sailing boat almost entirely from recycled plastic waste collected from the shores of the Indian Ocean. In his speech during the ongoing ocean conference in Lisbon, Portugal, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that plastic pollution is sickening and contaminating at least 700 species of marine life and called for urgent global action to protect our oceans. The governments of Portugal and Kenya co-host the Ocean Conference. (Photo by James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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A life in fear: The dangers of finding love online as a queer woman in Nigeria
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Senior US general warns about Russia’s growing influence in Africa
Video Renowned South African ballerina takes Black stories center stage 5:12
Family leads emotional tributes at funeral for marathon hero Kelvin Kiptum
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The MV Abdullah's owners, KSRM Group chairman Md. Shahjahan Kabir (C), speaks during a press conference after Somali pirates freed their cargo vessel and its crew members, in Chittagong on April 14, 2024. Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew early on April 14 after the shipowners paid a ransom, the company said. The MV Abdullah was carrying more than 55,000 tonnes of coal from Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it was seized by dozens of pirates around 550 nautical miles (1,000 kilometres) off the Somali coast a month ago.
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Hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship released after $5 million ransom paid, say Somali pirates
Hauwa Ishaya was 17 when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram. She endured three harrowing years in captivity.
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They were kidnapped from a boarding school 10 years ago. Hear their stories
An unidentified purported Russian military trainer speaks to the media next to an airplane, in Niamey, Niger, April 10, 2024.
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Russian weapons and trainers arrive in Niger weeks after US military agreement ends
Dead bodies covered with clothes lie on the ground following a ferry accident in Nampula Province, Mozambique.
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Over 100 dead in Mozambique ferry incident, president says
African bull elephant (Loxodonta Africana) browsing leaves in Kafue National Park in western Zambia, Southern Africa on October 13, 2023.
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US tourist on safari in Zambia killed by charging elephant
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting dispute
Bus carrying Easter worshipers plunges off bridge killing 45 people in South Africa
Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy records at Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Studios, inspired to unite the Black diaspora
<strong>"My Sound"- Stonebwoy featuring Shaggy</strong><br />Though thousands of miles apart, Jamaica and the continent of Africa share a deep cultural bond that has birthed an impressive musical soundtrack. In his 2023 album "The 5th Dimension," Ghanaian Afro-dancehall star Stonebwoy featured Jamaican singer Shaggy on "My Sound." The song gained prominence when it was featured on the season 5 premiere of "Love & Hip Hop Miami," and Shaggy is anticipated to perform at Stonebwoy’s BHIM music festival in December. <strong>Look through the gallery for more collaborations that exemplify the cultural bridge between Africa and the Caribbean.</strong>
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Kenyans struggle to comprehend starvation cult massacre as first bodies are finally released for burial
Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey, cooks for 100 hours in attempt to set world record.
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Irish chef unseats Nigeria’s Hilda Baci as record-holder for longest cooking marathon