Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the India Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, India.
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India does not have an official Africa policy, even though it has been engaging with the continent for over six decades.
The High Court in Botswana is deliberating on a motion to legalise same-sex relationships.
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Botswana’s High Court could finally decriminalise same-sex relations.
It will be difficult to make the current peace agreement stick in South Sudan.
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Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
The Miss Curvy contest in Uganda attracted a lot of local and international media attention.
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Uganda’s tourism ministry has launched a beauty pageant to use local women to attract tourists.
Experts fear that Uganda’s efforts to eliminate graft in its health care system are not sustainable.
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Bribery in Uganda’s health care system is on a downward trend but researchers fear that it is not sustainable.
Sudanese protesters shout slogans during a rally against the government of President Omar al-Bashir in Sana'a.
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Fed up with the high cost of living, and an oppressive state, the people of Sudan are rising up against their president.
Nigerians lined up to cast their ballots in the presidential elections in Abuja.
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After a long history of botched elections, Nigerians are hopeful that the 2019 poll results will be more credible.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (right) shaking hands with former rebel leader and Vice President, Riek Machar.
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South Sudan’s road to peace has been bumpy but there’s hope.
Egyptian President and newly-elected AU Chairperson Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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Having Egypt at the helm of the African Union might not bode well for human rights on the continent.
The Zimbabwean government recently shutdown the internet by ordering mobile companies to withhold mobile data.
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Shutting down or controlling access to the internet has become a go-to strategy among some African states who want to control the political narrative.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari holding a flag during a recent campaign rally. He is running for a second term in office.
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This is not the first time a Nigerian poll has been postponed but it is certainly the most dramatic.
Diaspora remittances support men and women trying to make a living.
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African states may have an alternative funding source they could harness during times of crisis: diaspora investment.
Photographs of people murdered during the 1994 genocide are displayed at the Kigali Memorial Centre in Rwanda.
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Despite the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 1948, signatories have never made an effort to end mass killings.
Nigerian police patrol a after a bomb blast in Kaduna.
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Kaduna State in Nigeria has been the scene of ethnic and religious violence for years and there seems to be no end in sight.
President Muhammadu Buhari attends a campaign rally ahead of the 16 February elections.
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There are question marks over whether Nigeria’s upcoming elections will be credible.
Newsrooms in Africa, like their counterparts around the world, are embracing new media tools.
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African newsrooms are using media analytics to study their audiences but there’s a downside.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rise to power was not without challenges.
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Ethiopia has gone through a series of changes that’s put the country on firm democratic footing.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has banned sports betting and a variety of other gambling activities.
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There’s a strong case to ban gambling as it’s rapidly becoming a public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa.
DR Congo presidential candidate Martin Fayulu who has challenged Felix Tshisekedi’s win in the December 2018 poll.
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The DRC’s Constitutional Court has upheld Felix Tshisekedi’s presidential election win.
Kenyan police continue security measures a day after the terror attack in Nairobi.
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Kenya needs to disseminate and implement intelligence so that it can effectively prevent and counter future terror attempts.
Evacuations during the Riverside terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Foreign press took away the dignity from victims killed in the Nairobi terror attacks by publishing their pictures.
A coup attempt failed in Gabon, following President Ali Bongo’s extended illness and absence.
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Gabon is a wealthy and stable country and this might explain why the January 7 coup attempt failed.
Supporters of DRC opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi, celebrate his presidential election win.
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Felix Tshisekedi may have clinched DRC’s presidency but the road ahead won’t be a smooth one.
Applications like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp have brought a broad range of users in on public discussions.
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New media platforms have changed the way people create, consume and relate the news.
UN forces at a luxury tourist resort outside Bamako, Mali, in 2017 following an attack.
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Mali has had a tumultuous 2018, and 2019 might not be any better.