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Why is Somalia so concerned about a sea port agreement?

Somalia calls the deal allowing Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port 鈥榓n act of aggression鈥�

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Why are women winning at STEM in Africa?

Women represent almost 50% of students studying STEM subjects in African universities

• 21 mins

Can the world wean itself off plastics?

Africa鈥檚 negotiators have argued for stricter rules on the production of plastic

• 16 mins

Sudan: Why has RSF leader Hemedti decided to visit African leaders?

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has been to Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa, Rwanda and Kenya

• 22 mins

Can South Africa鈥檚 court case against Israel stop the war in Gaza?

On the 7th of October 2023 Hamas militants and other Palestinian factions attacked Israel

• 22 mins

Introducing World Football at AFCON

The drama, the excitement and the big talking points 鈥� every match day

• 4 mins

How is Ivory Coast preparing for the AFCON tournament?

Ivory Coast spent over a billion dollars on stadia and other infrastructure

• 21 mins

How a Guinean student鈥檚 epic bike journey inspired megastar, Will Smith

Mamadou Barry travelled thousands of kilometres by bike to reach the Al-Azhar university

• 19 mins

Could hairdressers be the answer to helping African women with their mental health?

鈥淭his issue of stress, I think it starts with the hair鈥�

• 19 mins

Why is Sierra Leone鈥檚 former president facing treason charges?

Ernest Bai Koroma is due to appear in court in the capital Freetown on Wednesday

• 18 mins

Why is cholera proving so hard to control in Africa?

Last year cholera swept across Southern Africa 鈥� now Zambia is struggling to contain it

• 17 mins

What can people in the DRC expect from their new government?

Felix Tshisekedi will be sworn in for his second term as president this weekend

• 20 mins

How are the Red Sea attacks affecting Africa?

Houthis fighters claim to be targeting ships owned by countries supporting Israel

• 18 mins

Can the conflict in eastern DR Congo be stopped?

President Tshisekedi wants UN peacekeepers to withdraw 25 years after their mission began

• 20 mins

What is it like to work in a morgue?

Filinda Wakuthi Kamau is a mortician and and uses TikTok to educate about her work

• 18 mins

Will a vaccine eradicate malaria?

The world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria started in Cameroon this week

• 20 mins

Is femicide a silent epidemic in Kenya?

A young woman鈥檚 brutal murder has caused uproar both online and offline in Kenya

• 18 mins

Will the ICJ verdict stop the war in Gaza?

The UN court ruled that Israel must do everything in its power to prevent genocidal acts

• 21 mins

Can table tennis raise its game in Africa?

Table tennis isn't a major sport in Africa, but young players want to change that

• 20 mins

Why do people join TB Joshua-style cults?

Former disciples have accused the self-styled prophet of sexual abuse and faking miracles

• 25 mins

Should churches and religious leaders be regulated?

A number of self-styled prophets like TB Joshua have been accused of misconduct

• 20 mins

What鈥檚 the point of Ecowas and other regional blocs?

The imposition of sanctions and military interventions by blocs have had limited success

• 19 mins

How do Israelis and Palestinians in South Africa view the war in Gaza?

"My cousin and his wife and three children - all of them have died"

• 20 mins

What are billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim鈥檚 priorities?

The Sudanese born businessman wants Africans to celebrate their heroes

• 21 mins

Could entrepreneurship be the remedy to high youth unemployment?

1 in 5 working-age people in Africa have started a new business

• 20 mins

How did Senegal end up postponing elections?

How did Senegal, a country long known for its stable democracy, get to this point?

• 19 mins

AFCON: Who will be crowned the kings of African football?

Hosts Ivory Coast will play Nigeria in the final on Sunday

• 18 mins

Why is it so hard to find a job in Somalia?

Estimates of the unemployment rate range from 20% to 70% of the population

• 20 mins

Why is it hard to succeed as a female politician with a disability?

鈥淥f course I can be President! Why not?!鈥� 鈥� Ugandan MP Laura Kanushu Opori.

• 16 mins

How can governments and the diaspora work together for a more prosperous Africa?

Rwanda holds events around the world to connect and engage with their diaspora

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