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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

• 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

• 21 mins

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

• 19 mins

Afcon: what was it like for the female referees?

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

• 22 mins

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

• 20 mins

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

• 16 mins

Why is Nigerian and South African music so popular?

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

• 21 mins

DR Congo: Could Goma fall to M23 rebels?

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

• 17 mins

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

• 20 mins

Why are Nigerians protesting about the cost of living?

The cost of many basic necessities have doubled in less than a year.

• 19 mins

How is a satellite internet service aiding the displaced in Sudan?

Sudan鈥檚 civil war has intensified amid an internet blackout and aid blockades

• 20 mins

Are South Africa鈥檚 troops prepared for the DRC peacekeeping mission?

Two South African soldiers were killed recently in eastern DRC

• 16 mins

How are waste pickers and 鈥榬eclaimers鈥� joining forces across Africa?

An estimated 15-20 million people make a living picking through garbage

• 20 mins

How is the Nigerian government responding to cost of living protests?

Inflation in Nigeria is now close to 30%, the highest it鈥檚 been in almost 30 years

• 21 mins

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: How tough is it being Freetown鈥檚 opposition mayor?

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has been elected twice as mayor, she ran on an environmental ticket

• 20 mins

Can South Africa really benefit from the Russia-China led economic bloc?

South Africa founded BRICS in 2009 together with Brazil, Russia, India and China

• 19 mins

What rights do African employees have when working for multinationals?

Over 6,500 employees of Twitter, now X, were laid off after Elon Musk bought the company

• 19 mins

What will it take for Mozambique鈥檚 Cabo Delgado to find peace?

More than 70 children are missing following recent attacks by jihadists, authorities say

• 16 mins

What is the future of the African Games?

The games have been delayed for 8 months because of a dispute between the organisers

• 21 mins

How are Zambians coping with the country鈥檚 drought?

Zambia鈥檚 President has declared a national disaster because of the prolonged drought.

• 19 mins

Why don't all girls go to school in northern Cameroon?

"They thought... we're not going to be good wives. We would not get husbands to marry us"

• 18 mins

Why are actors in the multi-billion dollar Nollywood struggling in their old age?

Veteran actors have taken to social media to plead for financial support from their fans

• 19 mins

How will the United States' new sanctions affect Zimbabwe?

The US has imposed fresh sanctions, replacing a broader programme introduced decades ago

• 17 mins

Is there an opposition anymore in Chad?

An opponent of Chad's military leader, Mahamat D茅by, was recently killed in a shootout

• 14 mins

How easy is it for a rogue fake lawyer to escape detection in Kenya?

Local media have reported that he had won dozens of lawsuits despite not being trained

• 16 mins

Will Kenya police lead a multinational force in Haiti?

President Ruto says he will send 1000 police officers to fight the gangs in Haiti

• 19 mins