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The Gambia: Personal testimonies on female genital mutilation

Gambia's parliament is considering a bill, to reverse a ban on Female Genital Mutilation. If...

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What's the issue between Binance and the Nigerian government?

Cryptocurrency platorms are very popular in Nigeria, so why have Nigerian authoraties clamped...

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Senegal's next President: Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Senegal has a new president-elect, 44 year old Bassirou Diomaye Faye. He is currently Africa's...

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Why has Uganda's President promoted his son to head the military?

Uganda's President 79 year old Yoweri Museveni, has promoted his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to...

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Why has former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo agreed to run in next year's election?

Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is once more throwing his hat into the ring. He's agreed...

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Women in Sudan: Targets of ongoing sexual violence

Women have become constant targets of sexual violence in Sudan's conflict between the country's...

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Senegal: President Macky Sall refuses to apologise

Outgoing president Macky Sall has refused to apologise for the political uncertainty he created...

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Kidnapped in Nigeria: A personal testimony

Yet another kidnapping in Nigeria's Kaduna State, where gunmen abducted around 100 people...

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Why were Malawian women abused in Oman?

A BBC Africa Eye investigation uncovers how dozens of women from Malawi working in Oman, have...

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Will the Rwandan elections be free and fair?

The Rwandan government says elections will be free and fair. But how democratic will they be if...

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Health workers in Kenya go on strike

Kenya's health workers defy a labour court order and go on a nationwide strike. They are...

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Why are Congolese refugees protesting in Rwanda?

Congolese nationals who are now refugees in Rwanda have been protesting. Some of them fled the...

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How the recruitment of a Ugandan national to Myanmar turned into a nightmare.

A Ugandan IT specialist, who was trafficked to Myanmar, shares his personal testimony with us....

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Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?

Almost three hundred school children have been kidnapped in the past few days in Nigeria's Kaduna...

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Can African women's pay gap be bridged?

On International Women's Day, we ask is a lack of safety and easily available childcare affecting...

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Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?

The US accuses President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior officials in Zimbabwe of corruption...

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Will sanctions against Zimbabwe's leader work?

The US accuses President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior officials in Zimbabwe of corruption...

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Will Kenyan police be deployed to Haiti?

Kenya and Haiti have signed a deal to deploy Kenyan police officers to Haiti but what's holding...

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Why has Kenya become part of the trafficking route to South Africa?

Kenya is now a common transit route for undocumented migrant workers to try and reach the...

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Calls for a war crimes court in Liberia

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in Liberia's civil wars and the Truth and...

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