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  1. Algerian protesters hungry for change

    Demonstrators vow to keep piling on the pressure until the entire government is ousted.

  2. Algeria protests turn into celebrations

    Following President Bouteflika's resignation, who will take the top job?

  3. Algeria: What next?

    Following President Bouteflika's resignation, who will take the top job?

  4. Algeria's President resigns

    President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after weeks of mass protests

  5. Saudi Arabia executes Nigerian woman

    She was convicted for drug trafficking together with two Pakistani men and one Yemenite

  6. Vaccinations ready in cholera hit Mozambique

    Over a thousand cases and one fatality have been reported so far

  7. Algeria's President Bouteflika to quit by 28 April

    The news comes after weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation

  8. Nigerians call for police unit to be disbanded

    People have been using the hashtag #EndSARS to call for the unit to be disbanded

  9. South Africa: Government condemns latest wave of xenophobic attacks

    Hundreds displaced since latest attacks against people from other African countries

  10. 31/03/2019 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  11. 30/03/2019 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  12. Somali model makes Vogue history

    Ikram Omar is one of the first hijabi women to grace the cover of Vogue magazine

  13. Kenya: Lawyers advocate for prisoner's rights

    They demand an increase in prisoners work pay rate

  14. Boeing sued over Ethiopian Airlines crash

    It's the first lawsuit since the incident where all 157 passengers on board perished

  15. Libya has over 670,000 migrants according to UNHCR

    Many face terrible danger and appalling living conditions

  16. How a village in rural South Africa is 'bridging the internet gap'

    Mankosi village has built it's own Wi-Fi to make internet access more affordable

  17. Migrants hijacked ship after being told they would be returned to Libya

    They are said to have told the captain to head north towards Europe instead

  18. Algeria ruling party backs president's removal

    The FLN, has backed calls to declare the ailing president unfit to rule

  19. Archbishop Sentamu leads special commission to investigate the activities of oil companies in Nigeria

    The Government of oil producing Bayelsa state set up the commission

  20. Cyclone Idai: The aftermath

    Fear of cholera outbreak with over 2000 cases of diarrhoea recorded

  21. Mozambique: Thousands displaced in Beira since Cyclone Idai hit

    More than 750 people are known to have died in the city in under two weeks

  22. Why are West Africa’s fish disappearing?

    Sierra Leone has one of the world's most fertile ecosystems – but it’s being depleted

  23. Algeria army urges removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    The army’s chief of staff asserts that the president is medically unfit to rule

  24. Kenyan secondary school teacher wins 2019 Global Teacher Award

    A member of the Franciscan religious order, Brother Peter teaches Maths and Physics.

  25. Kenya: Over a million people face famine in Turkana region

    The drought has now put more than a million Kenyans at risk

  26. DR Congo: Concern rises as Ebola cases reach 1000 for the first time

    Over 600 people have died since the outbreak was declared in August 2018

  27. 24/03/2019 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  28. 23/03/2019 GMT

    Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

  29. Kenya president's social accounts deactivated

    The government said the temporary suspension was due to "unauthorized access"

  30. Concern for cyclone survivors grows

    Over a week after the cyclone hit, thousands are still missing

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