Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: PM Abiy Ahmed vows to lead from the war front

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Abiy Ahmed has said he will go to the front line to face Tigrayan rebels in the country's civil war.

Can South Africa embrace renewable energy from the sun?

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South Africa's main electricity company Eskom plans to switch from using coal to renewable energy.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: What are Facebook and Twitter doing about hate speech?

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Critics say social media firms are not doing enough to curb online hate speech around Ethiopia's war.

Felix Afena-Gyan: Jose Mourinho out of pocket after Ghanaian teen nets for Roma

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Roma boss Jose Mourinho buys Felix Afena-Gyan a new pair of shoes after the teenager scored his first Serie A goals.

Covid in Kenya: Unvaccinated to be banned from public venues

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Although less than 10% of Kenyans are vaccinated, the government wants to avoid a surge over Christmas.

Isii Nafta singer Nimco Happy on representing Somalia and her newfound fame

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Nimco Happy, the Somali singer of the viral TikTok hit Isii Nafta (I love you more than my life), reacts to her new-found fame.

TB Joshua’s widow and the battle for his Nigerian church

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Five months after the death of the prominent Nigerian televangelist, services have resumed.

Kenyan police investigate BBC worker’s death in Nairobi

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Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action, is found dead in the capital Nairobi.

Sudan’s military reinstates ousted civilian PM Hamdok

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Abdalla Hamdok's release from house arrest fails to stop protests against the army's political role.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: Mass arrests and ethnic profiling haunt Addis Ababa

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As rebel forces advance towards the capital, at least 1,000 ethnic Tigrayans have been detained.