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The impact of Covid-19 on China’s relations with Africa have been primarily economic and financial in nature, yet China’s commerce ministry is hopeful that the digital economic cooperation it has with many African countries will usher in even more rapid development

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Burna Boy's last three albums; 'African Giant,' 'Outside' and 'Twice As Tall' had each hit 100 million according to @chartdata.

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Pots bubbling, pans clashing. The smells are mingling in the Malian capital, Bamako, as Ramadan - the sacred month of fasting for Muslims - has just ended and believers from around the world are celebrating this special occasion with an exceptional holiday meal.

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In Paris, pastry chefs of Syrian, Moroccan and Algerian origin are using their creativity to combat the "stereotypes" surrounding traditional desserts

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Moses Kuria's claim has been denied but the politician says such inducements are commonplace.

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Seventy-eight prisoners who fought on the side of eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar in his year-long offensive against the capital Tripoli were released late Wednesday

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Congolese Head of State Denis Sassou Nguesso appointed Wednesday evening a new Prime Minister, Anatole Collinet Makosso, Minister of Education in the outgoing government, an official source said.

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A school in the African state of Congo that has provided free education to children and young people with physical and mental difficulties for more than 40 years is struggling to stay afloat after the pandemic caused donations to dry up and some teachers to quit.

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[The Independent Panel] Geneva -- The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response is today calling on the global community to end the COVID-19 pandemic and adopt a series of bold and essential reforms to prevent the next crisis

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The city is home to the Constitution hill, now the site of the South African Constitutional Court. It is a symbol of hope and democracy. Hillbrow also provides incredible views over the city for tourists to relish.

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[GroundUp] With their familiar checked scarves and fists raised high, the chant "free free Palestine" could be heard echoing through Cape Town's city centre as well over a thousand people marched to Parliament in a show of solidarity with Palestine.

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It's been two and a half years since Felix Tshisekedi was swore-in to power as the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo and yet many in his region origin are complaning about his governanance.

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The Sierra Leonean government has decided to submit to Parliament the abolition of the death penalty, which is still on the statute books despite a de facto moratorium on executions, Deputy Justice Minister Umaru Napoleon Koroma said Wednesday.

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The fate of this year's African Athletics Championships is unclear after the Algerian government postponed the event until further notice.

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[RFI] Cote d'Ivoire's prime minister has undergone medical treatment in France after suffering intestinal bleeding, according to his entourage. Patrick Achi was expected to return home on Friday.

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Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok says during an in interview in Khartoum that he hopes Sudan can wipe out its staggering $60 billion foreign debt bill this year by securing relief and deals at an upcoming Paris conference that could bring much-needed investment.

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[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has defied public sentiment by extending Chief Justice Luke Malaba's term by another five years.

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"The attack took place Wednesday morning in the village of Fantio. The toll is five dead and two seriously injured," a local official reported.

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It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people, including a 12-year-old boy being killed.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice nominee Martha Koome was put on the spot Thursday when she was vetted by MPs who wanted her to explain claims that she is a feminist.

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[East African] Desert locust swarms have destroyed crops in major agricultural areas in southern Angola, raising fears of severe food insecurity as the country is also experiencing drought.