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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

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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�

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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

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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

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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

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How are the Red Sea attacks affecting Africa?

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

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Can the conflict in eastern DR Congo be stopped?

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

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What is it like to work in a morgue?

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

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Will a vaccine eradicate malaria?

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

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Is femicide a silent epidemic in Kenya?

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

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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

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Can table tennis raise its game in Africa?

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

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Why do people join TB Joshua-style cults?

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

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Should churches and religious leaders be regulated?

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

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What鈥檚 the point of Ecowas and other regional blocs?

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

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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"

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What are billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim鈥檚 priorities?

The Sudanese born businessman wants Africans to celebrate their heroes

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Could entrepreneurship be the remedy to high youth unemployment?

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

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How did Senegal end up postponing elections?

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

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

Hosts Ivory Coast will play Nigeria in the final on Sunday

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

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

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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.

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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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Why are there warnings of famine in Tigray?

It鈥檚 just over a year since the Ethiopian government signed a peace deal with the TPLF

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Afcon: what was it like for the female referees?

Six women were part of the refereeing team at the Africa Cup of Nations

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How did a young South African woman start a mutual bank?

South Africa鈥檚 central bank recently granted Nthabeleng Likotsi a mutual bank license

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What will it take to end tensions between Rwanda and Burundi?

Rwanda says it found out through the media that Burundi had closed its common border

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Why is Nigerian and South African music so popular?

Afrobeats and Amapiano are two of the most popular genres in Africa and now worldwide

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DR Congo: Could Goma fall to M23 rebels?

100,000s of people have fled fighting between Congolese forces and rebels in recent weeks

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Kelvin Kiptum: what pressures do Kenyan athletes face?

The marathon world record holder died in a car crash aged 24, he will be buried on Friday

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