Malaria: Africa pilots world’s first vaccine in major trial

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Initial testing of the vaccine, developed over 30 years, has shown a prevention rate of nearly 40%.

Egypt Coptic monks sentenced to death for killing bishop

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Two defrocked Coptic Christian monks carried out the murder in an Egyptian monastery in 2018.

Sudan crisis: Three top generals agree to quit as protests continue

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It is seen as a small victory for the protest movement, which wants a new civilian government.

Big rise in Africa deforestation

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Forests in tropical regions are disappearing at the rate of 30 football fields a minute, say researchers.

Meet Lazarus, the Malawian musician destroying myths about albinism

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Lazarus is using his music to combat the murder and mutilation of albino people in East Africa.

Meet Lazarus, the Malawian musician destroying myths about albinism

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Lazarus is using his music to combat the murder and mutilation of albino people in East Africa.

South Africa’s first free elections after apartheid

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After apartheid ended all South Africans regardless of race were finally able to vote for the first time in 1994. Organising the elections was a huge logistical challenge.

How fake news from Sudan’s regime backfired

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Omar al-Bashir’s regime tried to smear protesters with fake confession videos. It didn’t work.

Mo Farah & Haile Gebrselassie in dispute over alleged theft

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Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie accuse each other over a version of events regarding an alleged theft at a hotel.