Is Zimbabwe extending an olive branch to its white farmers?

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The offer to pay those whose land was seized 20 years ago is intended to mend relations with the West.

Africa’s week in pictures: 28 August-3 September 2020

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?

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Experts are reaching towards a startling hypothesis about the continent's low infection and death rates.

Coronavirus in Africa: Could poverty explain mystery of low death rate?

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Experts are reaching towards a startling hypothesis about the continent's low infection and death rates.

Nile dam row: US cuts aid to Ethiopia

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Ethiopia has begun filling the mega dam before reaching an agreement with Sudan and Egypt.

Autopsy ordered for former Nigeria U20 goalkeeper

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Former Nigeria Under-20 goalkeeper John Felagha has been confirmed to have collapsed and died in his room at the camp of Aspire Football Dreams in Senegal.

US sanctions Gambia’s ICC chief prosecutor

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The chief prosecutor at the Hague-based ICC, Fatou Bensouda, is among those sanctioned.

Coronavirus in South Africa: Misuse of Covid-19 funds ‘frightening’

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South African authorities paid five times the recommended price for PPE, the auditor general finds.

Ugandan gorillas in Bwindi park have ‘baby boom’

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Five baby gorillas are born in six weeks in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Precious Orji on turning talent into Paralympic gold for Nigeria

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Nigeria's Precious Orji on turning her powerlifting talent into Paralympic gold and her struggles as she aims to retain her title.