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How a chance meeting with Twitter bosses landed a Nigerian developer his dream job
Evan Mawarire led a popular uprising against Mugabe. Now he says life is more brutal than ever for Zimbabweans
Islamic centers and churches in Nigeria hold thousands of mental health patients in chains, rights group says
Nigerian churches, Islamic centers holding mental health patients in chains, report says
Burna Boy to donate earnings from South Africa anti-xenophobia concert to attack victims
Congolese rebel leader known as 'the Terminator' given 30 years in jail for war crimes
Congolese rebel leader given 30 years in jail for war crimes
This start-up is creating solar-powered homes inspired by traditional architecture
Academy disqualifies 'Lionheart' Nigeria's first-ever entry for the Oscars
Academy disqualifies Nigeria's first-ever entry for the Oscars
Nine crew members kidnapped from cargo ship off Benin coast
More than 50 soldiers killed in terror attack on Mali's army
US removes Cameroon from trade pact over alleged 'persistent' human rights violations
'Ghetto Classics' orchestra inspires children from Kenya's slums
Ahead of 2020, 'Putin's chef' sharpens Russian propaganda skills in Africa
Russian 'troll factory' finds new audience in Africa
Homes submerged under water and 100,000 children displaced in Somalia floods, agency says
200,000 displaced in Somalia floods, agency says
42 people killed in Cameroon landslide
Where have Cape Town's great whites gone?
Hackers demand bitcoin ransom from Johannesburg city
Hackers demand bitcoin ransom from Johannesburg city after cyber attack
Emergency landing as aircraft wheel comes off during take off at Kenya airport
Aircraft wheel comes off during take off at Kenya airport
Has the great white shark really vanished from Cape Town's waters?
Where have Cape Town's great white sharks gone?
67 killed in Ethiopia protests
Kenyan doctor is seeking to legalize female genital mutilation
Putin just took a victory lap in the Middle East. Now he's turning to Africa
Nigeria improves in World Bank ease of doing business ranking, but is it easier to do business there?
How easy is it really to do business in Nigeria?
Tanzania court upholds law banning child marriage
Phoebe Ouma is illustrating African women like you have never seen before
African women like you have never seen them before
Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world
Zimbabwe says 55 elephants have died in two months following severe drought
At least 31 passengers killed in fiery Congo bus crash
They survived genocide, these men are teaching vulnerable children to heal using photography
They survived genocide, now they are helping vulnerable children to heal
Ethiopia opens its secretive Imperial Palace
Kenya launches the second phase of its billion-dollar Chinese railway project
Zimbabwe activists bid to stop alleged plan to export 35 baby elephants
More than 60 men and boys freed from 'inhumane' Islamic school, police say
The unexpected art of Ghana's hand-painted movie posters
Activists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex
Uber begins the pilot phase of its boat service in Nigeria
Jessica Nabongo completes quest to visit every country in the world
Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Here's why.
Egypt uncovers ancient area filled with royal artifacts
'Dictators must be resisted' Popstar Bobi Wine says to Ugandans
Popstar Bobi Wine's home surrounded by police, military
Controversial US pastor deported from Rwanda
CNN exclusive: 'Fake' refugees entering the US & Europe
How 'fake' refugees from Kenya got settled in the US and Europe
The first genuine 'made-in-Africa' smartphone is in Rwanda
The award-winning photo that could keep rhinos alive
Mother to UN: Keep fighting for Chibok girls
South Africa seizes 12 boxes of lion bones bound for Malaysia
Ethiopian troupes are shining in the global spotlight
22 killed in Congo gold mine collapse
Neurosurgeon takes pay cut to perform free operations
Nigeria's tech community fights back against police harassment
Nigeria's tech community launches a campaign against alleged police harassment
Moroccan journalist jailed for an abortion she says never happened
Malian soldiers killed in attack on two military camps
Double attack hits US military base and Italian convoy in Somalia
Pregnant Nigerian teens and women rescued from baby traffickers
19 pregnant teens and women rescued from suspected baby traffickers in Nigeria, police say
Meghan secretly visits memorial for murdered South Africa student
Prince Harry retraces his mother's steps in Angola
Nigeria police rescue more than 300 boys and men held in 'dehumanizing conditions'
Police rescue more than 300 boys and men held in 'dehumanizing conditions' in Nigeria
Mugabe will be buried in his hometown
Unlocking the life-saving secrets of African DNA
Workers feared trapped in Sierra Leone building collapse
Archie makes his debut on Meghan and Harry's South Africa tour
Nigerian journalist charged with treason is granted bail but lawyer says he is still being held
Zimbabwe's water woes worsen as one million live without tap water
Zimbabwe's water woes worsen as capital shuts down treatment plant
Ghana arrests 3 suspects allegedly plotting to destabilize the country
Gabon becomes the first African country to receive funding for preserving its rainforests
Gabon to receive $150 million funding to preserve its rainforests
Prince Harry, Meghan and Archie arrive in South Africa
7 children were killed after Kenya school collapse
CNN goes inside neighborhoods wrecked by gang violence
Man drowns after proposing to his girlfriend underwater in Tanzania
American drowns after proposing to his girlfriend underwater in Tanzania
Growing up intersex in South Africa where it is believed to be bad luck
Egyptians demand 'Sisi get out' in rare anti-government protests
Nigeria army accuses international aid agency of feeding Boko Haram terrorists
Sex work is legal here. But only if you register with the police
George Clooney's warning on South Sudan
27 children killed in Liberia school fire
Ndlovu Youth Choir wow America with their powerful voices on talent show
Nigerian police arrest three suspects linked with 'serial killings' of women
26 children die as fire breaks out in Liberia boarding school
Ex-minister accused of mismanaging Ebola funds
Congo's former health minister detained over alleged mismanagement of $4.3 million in Ebola funds
Robert Mugabe's family settle row over his final resting place
Mugabe to get hero's burial as family settle row over his final resting place
Nigerians return home, fleeing xenophobic attacks in South Africa
At least 50 dead in train derailment in the Democratic Republic of Congo
At least 50 dead in Congo train accident
Scientists want to save the northern white rhino from extinction
Two northern white rhinos in Kenya are the only left. Scientists created embryos to save the animal from extinction
The Central African Republic faces a Syria-sized crisis
Singing, dancing as Robert Mugabe's body is returned to Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe's body returned to Zimbabwe
Ugandan President wants mandatory death penalty for murder
Nigeria to evacuate 640 citizens from South Africa
Nigeria evacuates hundreds of citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks
Family members leave Zimbabwe to bring Mugabe's body home from Singapore
Mugabe's body expected in Zimbabwe from Singapore
This 15-year-old biker took on a men's world of Motocross and left them in the dust
Millions were hidden in palace room in Sudan. Only the president had the key, witness says
Documentary on missing Nigerian schoolgirls wins at Venice Film Festival
What happens to 'Gucci Grace' now that Robert Mugabe is gone?
Tributes -- and also fierce criticism -- pour in after death of Robert Mugabe
Caster Semenya begins 'new journey' at football club
Live updates: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longtime strong man, dead at 95
Robert Mugabe's legacy is complicated
South Africa: Madagascar joins Zambia in football boycott
Madagascar joins Zambia in football boycott
South Africa closes embassies in Nigeria, fearing reprisal attacks
Nigerians react to xenophobia attacks by looting South African stores
Anger in Nigeria as South Africa xenophobic attacks sparks looting
Zambia calls off match with South Africa because of xenophobic violence
President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for perpetrators arrest
...President calls for perpetrators arrest
The company cementing Africa's place in the world of surfing
Nigerian lawmakers sued over planned purchase of luxury cars
Floods sweep away tour group in Kenyan park
Flash floods sweep away tour group in Kenyan park that inspired 'The Lion King'
Ebola outbreak in Congo records 3,000 cases
Ebola kills 9-year-old girl as outbreak records 3,000 cases
Japan takes on China with a planned $20 billion investment in Africa
President's aide boasted about wealth in church, sparks corruption probe
FBI fraud busts dent Nigeria's global reputation
Student sues President Museveni for blocking him on Twitter
Ugandan student sues President Museveni for blocking him on Twitter
Harvard student sues Uganda's President Museveni for blocking him on Twitter
Airline relaunches nearly 20 years after it vanished
Outrage as US journalist describes Ramaphosa as 'unidentified leader'
Outrage as US journalist describes South Africa's president as 'unidentified leader'
Rescued trafficked women held in 'abhorrent' conditions in Nigerian shelters, new report says
Trafficked women held in 'abhorrent' conditions in Nigerian shelters
Uganda Airlines relaunches nearly 20 years after it vanished
Zimbabwean scholar Tererai Trent stands tall alongside Oprah as New York statue unveiled
Zimbabwean scholar Tererai Trent get alongside Oprah as New York statue unveiled
Life-size statue of Zimbabwean scholar unveiled in New York
Former Sudanese president looks for a get-out-of-jail pass in corruption trial
Sudanese ex-president looks for a get-out-of-jail pass in corruption trial
Tourists chased by rhino at South African reserve
Africa begins countdown to being polio free
Man killed by his own captive lions in South Africa
The ex-Sudanese president's cronies tried to break him out of jail ahead of his trial
Ex-president cronies tried to break him out of jail in Sudan
At least 17 dead in Uganda fuel truck explosion
Kenyan governor revealed a lawmaker's affair. Now he's wants to out deadbeat politician dads
Kenyan musician John De' Mathew dies in car crash
Kenyan governor revealed a lawmaker's affair at his funeral. Now he's set up a hotline to out deadbeat politician dads
Sudan just got a step closer to full democracy. Big obstacles remain
Violence escalates in Zimbabwe over banned protests
Violence escalates in Zimbabwe as court rules against opposition protests
Mother dies of Ebola in Congo
A Nigerian woman was arrested after beating a boy and locking him in a dog cage
Facebook introduces more African languages
Nigeria's president moves to stop funding for food imports
Tanzania governor wants to create a national database for married men to curb infidelity
Tanzania governor to create a database for married men to curb infidelity
Two Ebola treatments show promise in the fight against the outbreak in Congo
Two drugs show promise in Ebola patients in Congo
YouTube is helping African music acts go global, here's how
DJ Arafat, Ivorian music star, killed in motorbike crash at age 33
Ivorian DJ Arafat killed in motorbike crash
This artist turns food into art you can eat
Haneefah Adam turns food into art you can eat
61 killed in Tanzania oil tanker explosion
At least 61 people killed in oil tanker explosion in Tanzania
Progress for gay rights in Africa still isn't inevitable
This woman is helping disabled children walk for the first time
Policein South Africa arrest 560 foreigners in raid
Police in South Africa arrest 560 'undocumented' foreigners in raid
Kenyan MP sent out of chamber for bringing her baby
The body of teenager who fell from a plane in Madagascar found
Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation after severe droughts, UN agency says
Millions in Zimbabwe facing starvation, UN says
Tributes pour in for Zimbabwean playwright Stephen Chifunyise
This 9-year-old has built more than 30 mobile games
Ex-Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe under observation in Singapore hospital
Robert Mugabe under observation in Singapore hospital
New dinosaur species found in South African museum
Imprisoned Nigeria's Shiite leader granted medical leave
19 killed in blast and fire after Cairo traffic collision
Ugandan activist jailed over poem about a vagina
Ugandan activist jailed for a poem about a vagina
Life inside the world's worst traffic jam
Mogadishu mayor dies after suicide bombing
Third case of Ebola found in Congo's Goma city
Amid Ebola fears, Rwanda's border with Congo is open, government official says
Sudan suspends all schools after students killed during protests
Sudan suspends schools after student's protests
Anger as investigative journalist is arrested in Tanzania
The urgent effort to save black rhinos from extinction
Ethiopia plants more than 350 million trees in 12 hours
Militant attack leaves 65 dead in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram attack on a funeral leaves 65 dead in Nigeria, official says
Opposition members keep going 'missing' in Rwanda. Few expect them to return
Snake chases Nigerian lawmakers out of chamber
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92, according to state news agency
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92
The woman risking her life to photograph the forgotten victims of war
At least 6 killed, mayor wounded in suicide bombing in Somalia's capital
At least 6 killed in suicide bombing in Somalia
Ugandan Bobi Wine says he's running for president
Ugandan pop star-turned-MP Bobi Wine says he's running for president
US imposes visa sanctions on Nigerians who undermined democracy during elections
China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time
Protests turn deadly as Nigerian police clash with Shiite protesters
Kenyan finance minister arrested in corruption case
Turkish workers kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria bar
Man climbs plane as it prepares for take-off in Nigeria
Kenya launches largest wind power farm in Africa
Algeria wins Africa Cup of Nations champion
Nigerian man climbs plane as it prepares for take-off
Muslim cleric who hid Christians during attacks honored in the US
African American duo launch campaign to take hatred out of racial slur
After a 16-month blackout, Chad is back online
Beyonce sends 'love letter to Africa' with the Lion King album
12 dead after 'substandard building' collapses in Nigeria
Zimbabwe drought leaves more than two million people without clean water
Turkish sailors kidnapped off Nigeria's coast
Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria's coast
French media giant acquires Nollywood film studio
French media giant acquires Nollywood studio
Ethiopia's leader promised to protect freedom of expression. But he keeps flicking the internet kill switch
Ebola: DR Congo confirms first case in city of Goma on border with Rwanda
She moved from Canada to Somalia to tell positive stories, but ended up dead in a terrorist attack
She moved to Somalia to tell positive stories, but ended up dead in a terrorist attack
Death toll in Somalia hotel attack rises to 26
In Nigeria, your genetic makeup can decide if you get a second date
South African set to be first black African man in space dies in crash
South African set to go to space dies in crash
Congolese warlord convicted of war crimes
Nigeria joins Africa's vast free trade area
Stella Nyanzi wrote a poem about a vagina. It landed her in jail
Libya claims UAE bombed migrant center with US-made jet
Sudan celebrates end of stand-off between military leaders and opposition
Nigerian senator apologizes for slapping female shop assistant
Nigerian senator apologizes for slapping shop assistant
American missionary accused of posing as a medical expert in Uganda
Dozens killed after airstrike hits Libya migrant center
At least 40 killed after airstrike targets migrant center in Libya
Nigeria will join Africa's vast free trade area
UK home office advice on trafficked Nigerian women sparks criticism
Oil tanker explosion kills at least 50 people in Nigeria
Nigeria oil tanker explosion kills at least 50 people
West African countries choose new 'ECO' single trade currency
Kenya telecoms giant Bob Collymore dies of cancer at 61
Thousands protest in Sudan, demanding civilian rule
Why Masai Ujiri Toronto Raptor's president sees promise in Africa
At least 36 killed in Congo mine collapse
Madagascar stadium stampede kills 16 people
Madagascar stadium stampede kills 16
The school where parents pay tuition fees with plastic bottles
Tunis suicide bombing injures 2 people - state TV
The forgotten crisis that has displaced 1.2 million people
Gambia's ex-president Jammeh accused of rape
Zimbabwe to sell or donate many of its wild elephants
Zimbabwe must sell or donate many of its wild elephants, President says
More than 500 endangered vultures die in Botswana
Ethiopia PM says army chief of staff attacked
Ethiopia's Amhara region rocked by coup attempt, officials say
More than 500 endangered vultures die after eating poisoned elephant carcasses
African female footballers face uphill battle to play a 'man's game'
Some defiant activists say their revolution isn't over yet
Some defiant Sudanese activists say their revolution isn't over yet
The beauty influencer telling the world about Sudan
Gunmen kill dozens in 'terrorist' Mali attack, government says
Ethiopia restores internet after one week outage
Fake Instagram accounts are hijacking Sudan solidarity campaign
An Africa wildlife preserve says an elephant hasn't been poached there in a year
Ethiopia has been offline, and nobody really knows why
Mohamed Morsy, ousted Egyptian president, dies in court
30 dead in suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria
The social media campaign that aims to topple leader of 'Africa's North Korea'
Kenyan MP arrested, accused of slapping female colleague
There's a humanitarian crisis happening in Sudan. Here's how people are trying to help
Why social media is going blue for Sudan
What's going on in Sudan and what the US is doing about it
Woman sits final year exams in hospital 30 minutes after giving birth
Ethiopian woman sits exams 30 minutes after giving birth
Woman sits exams 30 minutes after giving birth
Kidnapped Canadian women rescued by police in Ghana
Kidnapped Canadians rescued in Ghana
Africa is doing better on LGBTQ rights than you think
Ebola outbreak turns deadly in Uganda
She wants women to have good sex. So she started a website where they can talk about it (safely)
Botswana scraps gay sex laws
Botswana scraps gay sex laws in big victory for LGBTQ rights in Africa
At least 95 killed in attack on Mali village
Mass civil disobedience campaign shuts down Sudanese capital as death toll rises
Civil disobedience campaign shuts down Sudanese capital
Activist: Protesters will keep using peaceful tactics
Opposition group calls for 'civil disobedience' in Sudan
Several lions might have escaped from a South African park
Social media blocked as Liberians protest
African elephant poaching has declined
Meet the culinary creatives shaking up African food
Leopard kills 2-year-old boy in Kruger National Park
How China's streaming app beat Spotify and Apple in Africa
Former Nigerian dictator $267m seized from foreign account
Death roll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile
Almost 2,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DR Congo
Botswana's return to elephant hunting won't solve any problems
Botswana's return to elephant hunting won't solve any problems, ex-President says
South Africa makes history as women make up half of government
Remembering the Rwanda genocide, 25 years on
South Africa makes history as women make up half of government for first time
Nigerian President Buhari begins second term amid criticism
Nigerian President Buhari sworn in for second term, facing key security challenges
Turning an African superpower into a world champion
African country with the most elephants ends hunting ban
The last of the 'Gorillas in the Mist' is presumed dead
Authorities in Morocco found a man crammed behind car glove box in bid to enter Europe
Man found crammed behind car glove box at Morocco border
30 dead after boat sinks on Congo lake
30 dead, more than 150 missing after boat sinks on Congo lake
The schoolgirls fighting against child marriage in Nigeria
This floating village in Ghana is an oasis of traditions
This floating village in Ghana is an oasis of ancient traditions
Ghana's floating village clings to ancient traditions
Three men accused of giving Ugandan churchgoers bleach-based 'miracle solution'
Kenyan court upholds law making gay sex illegal
Kenya's highest court upholds law making gay sex illegal
Ghana's floating village is trying to balance its ancient traditions in a modern world
Tiffany Haddish gains Eritrean citizenship
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting
Why lesbian romance film was banned in Kenya
Kenyan gay rights activist dies at 48
Algeria and Argentina are officially malaria-free
Can Kenya's China-built railway line revive its economy?
11 people killed after boat carrying soccer team boat sinks in Uganda
At least 8 dead and many missing after boat carrying Ugandan soccer team capsizes on Lake Albert
Egypt explosion injures tourists near Giza pyramids
A man attacked Arnold Schwarzenegger in South Africa
How Sudan targeted the women driving protests
Why global tech giants are investing in Africa
Germany to return artifact to Namibia
Germany to return 500-year-old monument to Namibia
They tried to use rape to silence women protesters. It didn't work
They tried to use rape to silence women protesters in Sudan. It didn't work
Sudanese forces storm barricades at sit-in demo
Four killed in ambush on Catholic parade in Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe sells elephants to China and Dubai for $2.7 million
Zimbabwe sells 98 elephants to China and Dubai
Sudan's Bashir charged for protestors' deaths
Nigerian police arrested 65 women in a raid. Some of the women say officers raped them
Kenyan president's office denies claims he is 'missing' after China trip
Ethiopia's garment workers are the least paid in the world
Ramaphosa holds onto power as memory of Mandela fades
French hostage says ordeal in Burkina Faso was 'hell'
At least 70 migrants drown in Tunisia boat accident
Extinct species of bird came back from the dead, scientists find
Why AU is seeking a more United States of Africa
Meet one of the most inspiring women in the world
Zimbabwean scholar named one of the most inspiring women in the world
Fred Apaloo is reviving antique cars in Ghana
Singer loses $3,000 wager as Liverpool defeats Barcelona
South Africans head to the polls in key election
Citizens vote in key election
South Africa is the world's most unequal country
British soldier killed by elephant in Malawi
...Why South Africa's 'Born Free' generation isn't voting
Ancient tombs found near Egypt pyramids
Oil tanker explosion kills at least 55 people in Niger
Mo Salah 'OK' after being stretchered off with head injury
Caster Semenya wins race ahead of new testosterone rules
The man who plays the saxophone without the instrument
Uganda's popstar opposition MP Bobi Wine freed on bail
Congo record 27 new cases of Ebola in a single day
Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record with 27 new cases confirmed in a single day
Ugandan filmmaker Sasha Vybz uses music video to express himself.
Aid money running low to help cyclone-hit Mozambique
Save the Children says its running out of aid money to help Mozambique recover from monster cyclones
Save the Children says its running out of aid money to help cyclone-hit Mozambique
Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine jailed
Cyclone Kenneth lashes southeast Africa, killing 9 UN says
The man who risked his life to protect Liberia's forests
Lawyer wins Goldman Prize for risking his life to protect Liberia's forests
Foreign workers kidnapped from Nigeria oil rig
Cyclone Kenneth: Thousands of people evacuated in Mozambique ahead of major storm
Children are paying the highest price in central Mali's insecurity
Chad has been without internet for more than one year
70 people killed in South Africa floods
157 children rescued from West Africa trafficking ring
He swam for 54 days across crocodile-infested Lake Malawi to break two world records
Chadians feel 'anger, revolt' as they struggle without internet for one year
Another tropical cyclone is taking aim at storm-wrecked Mozambique
Another cyclone heads towards storm-wrecked Mozambique
51 people killed in South Africa floods
How this skier found peace off the podium
South Africa's top surf skier finds peace off the podium
At least 28 hippopotamuses found dead in Ethiopia
At least 28 hippopotamuses found dead in Ethiopia's national park
Police surround home of Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine
Ugandan Bobi Wine under house arrest
Gorillas perfect their selfie style in photo with park ranger
Gorillas perfect their selfie style in photo with Congolese park ranger
British aid worker killed by gunmen at a holiday resort in Nigeria
British aid worker killed in Nigeria
Netflix to launch all girl superhero animation series from Africa
Mali's PM and his entire government resign
Giant fossil found in Kenya's museum
Mohamed Salah stars on cover of TIME 100
150 people feared missing after passenger boat sinks in Congo
Nigeria is a cold-blooded country for gay men -- I have the scars to prove it
Sudan's Bashir transferred to jail
UK joins forces with Nigeria to fight human trafficking
Google opens its first AI center in Africa
African Union gives Sudan 15 days to establish civil rule
Burundi schoolgirls expelled for drawing on President's image in textbook
Burundi schoolgirls expelled for drawing on President's image
As Bashir faces court, Sudan's protesters keep the music alive
Protesters demand civilian rule in Sudan
Behold the colorful Egyptian tomb that has puzzled archaeologists
Colorful Egyptian tomb puzzles archeologists