Hopewell Chin’ono: Whistle-blowing Zimbabwean journalist arrested
Hopewell Chin'ono recently exposed alleged high-level corruption in the Zimbabwean government.
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Papa Shirandula: Much-loved Kenyan comedian buried
"Papa Shirandula" helped transform acting from being a pauper's job to a lucrative career in Kenya
Why a Gambian football great is being mourned in Spain
Spanish club Sevilla are among those paying tribute to Gambian football great Alhaji Momodu Njie - 'Biri Biri' following his death.
Why some Kenyans still deny coronavirus exists
Kenya has had more than 11,000 cases of Covid-19 and 200 deaths, yet many don't take it seriously.
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe arrests 100,000 for ‘violations’ of measures
Police say people violated the measures but critics say the government is targeting the opposition.
‘My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves’
Colonial slave-traders are seeing their legacies reassessed, but what about the Africans who profited?
Nigeria’s Zamfara state offers repentant bandits cows for AK-47s
Zamfara state's governor uses an original ploy to deal with a recent wave of bandit attacks.
Black South African cricketer on ‘lonely’ career
South Africa cricket's first black African player Makhaya Ntini on feeling lonely during his career and ex-captain Faf du Plessis admits past mistakes on racism.
Zindzi Mandela’s family praised for revealing she had Covid-19
President Cyril Ramaphosa says revealing Zindzi Mandela had the virus would encourage acceptance.
Why can’t Egypt and Ethiopia agree on the Nile dam?
A look behind the fraught stand-off over a controversial new dam on the Blue Nile.
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