Meet Edouard Mendy – BBC African Sports Personality of the Year 2021 nominee

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Chelsea's Senegalese Edouard Mendy became the first African goalkeeper to win the Uefa Champions League this year.

Madagascar food crisis: How a woman helped save her village from starvation

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Loharano has avoided the fate of many in southern Madagascar through the use of new farming methods.

Africa’s week in pictures: 3 – 9 December 2021

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

Kenya police recruits brag: ‘We are the bad ones’

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A video of Kenyan police recruits acting in an intimidating fashion has been widely condemned.

Sauti Sol singer Chimano hailed in Kenya for coming out as gay

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Kenyan gay rights activists welcome Sauti Sol star Chimano's decision to "no longer live a lie".

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina: Three key predictions for Africa’s economies in 2022

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Why fintech, healthcare and green economy hold the key for African economies in 2022.

Meet Christine Mboma – BBC African Sports Personality of the Year 2021 nominee

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Sprinter Christine Mboma, 18, became the first Namibian woman to ever win an Olympic medal earlier this year.

Ethiopia war: UN halts food aid in two towns after warehouses looted

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Aid workers faced extreme intimidation and were held at gunpoint by looters, the UN says.

Africa needs China and the US to work together

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The US promotes democracy and China builds infrastructure but people in Africa want both.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: ‘I want to say what I think’

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The Nigerian writer shares her experience of grief and her thoughts on "cancel culture" and trans rights.