Nigeria child abduction: Kidnappers demand millions for a child’s life

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Kidnappers have seized more than 1,000 students and staff in raids on schools in northern Nigeria since December.

South African 10 babies story not true, inquiry finds

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Gosiame Sithole was not recently pregnant and is receiving psychological support, officials say.

Tokyo 2020: Second member of Uganda’s Olympic delegation tests positive in Japan

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The Uganda Olympic Committee announces a second member of its delegation in Japan for the Olympic Games has tested positive for Covid-19.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy casualties reported after air strike

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Eyewitnesses tell the BBC the Ethiopian air force struck a market, which it denies.

The Nigerian priest saving Igbo deities from the bonfires

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Reverend Paul Obayi preserves artefacts burnt by preachers who see them as symbols of idolatry.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Heavy fighting reported

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Rebel forces claim to have seized several towns, which the army has dismissed as "fake news".

‘I smile at racists to silence them’ – Nigeria and Trabzonspor’s Anthony Nwakaeme

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Trabzonspor's Nigerian footballer Anthony Nwakaeme says he smiles at racists fans in order to silence them.

Gabon is first African country paid to protect its rainforest

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It is the first African country to get money for reducing carbon emissions through forest protection.

Egypt detains female TikTok star after human trafficking conviction

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Haneen Hossam appealed for clemency after being sentenced to 10 years in jail for human trafficking.

Afro Fem Coders: How I got Silicon Valley mentors to help Uganda’s coders

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Gloria Tumushabe is the founder of Afro Fem Coders which aims to teach Ugandan women how to code.