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Supporters of the military administration in Niger storm French air base

French withdrawal from Niger a further risk to stability

PoliticsSeptember 26, 2023
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September 25, 2023

Niger: Germany, US watch and wait as France pulls troops out

September 25, 2023

Mali junta delays elections again, with no date in sight

September 25, 2023

Libya orders arrest of 8 officials over flood disaster

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Reports & Analysis

A volunteer sanitation brigade clean the drainage canals in Alakro, a settlement in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Abidjan residents set up their own sanitation system

Abidjan residents set up their own sanitation system

Fed up of being swamped with sewage during the rainy season, one neighborhood in the Ivorian capital has taken action.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 26, 202302:10 min
Senegal | Frauen kämpfen um gleiche Zugänge zu Landrechten

Senegal women's group push for equal land rights in Africa

Senegal women's group push for equal land rights in Africa

African women tend to own less land than men. One village in Senegal is fighting for gender equality in land rights. 
EqualitySeptember 26, 202301:28 min
Supporters of the military administration in Niger storm French air base

French military in Niger: 'We don't need them'

French military in Niger: 'We don't need them'

President Emmanuel Macron says 1,500 French soldiers stationed in Niger will leave by the end of the year.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 202302:13 min
Videostill | Kwame Nkrumah

Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy gets a face lift

Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah’s legacy gets a face lift

In Accra, the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, dedicated to the country's first prime minister, is a symbol of national pride.
SocietySeptember 25, 202300:58 min
An above view of the mini hydropower plant "Hydrobox", that channels water from the Sagana river in Central Kenya

Mini hydropower plants transform rural communities in Kenya

Mini hydropower plants transform rural communities in Kenya

A man from rural Kenya is revolutionizing his region with an invention that delivers cheap and clean electricity.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 25, 202305:39 min
Workers unload bags of rice from the back of a delivery truck

Guinea-Bissau marks 50 rocky years of independence

Guinea-Bissau marks 50 rocky years of independence

When Guinea-Bissau gained independence 50 years ago, there were high expectations of development and prosperity.
PoliticsSeptember 24, 2023
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AfricaLink on Air - 26 September 2023

Mali Presidential elections postponed +++ Tanzania-Zambia fuel pipeline under construction
September 26, 202329:56 min
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Foday Dumbuya and his Labrum London Fashion Label

London-based designer Foday Dumbuya brings West African culture and British couture together.
DesignSeptember 26, 202305:36 min
The Molelia family receives DNA results from Valence Silayo (r)

Tanzanians demand return of ancestral skulls

Colonial-era skulls, looted as war trophies, have been matched by DNA tests to Tanzanian families — who want them back.
SocietySeptember 22, 2023
Teaching sign language in class with the help of the Sign Language Dictionary in a camp for internally displaced children in Juba, South Sudan

Why do deaf Africans struggle to access their rights?

Many people who are deaf and hard of hearing still struggle with day-to-day challenges in some African countries.
Human RightsSeptember 22, 2023
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Tigist Assefa

Tigist Assefa: Marathon world record from middle distance

Tigist Assefa has gone from one of the world's best in the 800 meters to the best in the world in the marathon.
SportsSeptember 25, 2023
Simbabwe | Daphne Siwardis Brautkleider-Verleih

Zimbabwe: Realizing the dream of the white wedding dress

In front of Harare's registry office is a small green caravan that gives brides-to-be what they really want.
SocietySeptember 24, 20238 images
Two works from the "Hall of Spirits" Comic Art exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria exhibition shines a light on West African comic art

In Nigeria, the first West African comic art exhibition is opening eyes, hearts and minds.
ArtsSeptember 23, 202303:06 min