Sudan banned FGM – what happens next?

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FGM was outlawed by Sudan's new Sovereign Council, who have been in power since August 2019.

Viewpoint: What it’s like to be an African in the US

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Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo writes about the racism he has experienced in the US.

Namibia’s doctor by day and rapper by night

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Latoya Mwoombola is juggling two careers at the same time, that of a doctor and of a rapper.

Gambia demands probe after US police shoot dead diplomat’s son

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Momodou Lamin Sisay, 39, from The Gambia, was shot dead after a car chase in Georgia.

SA court rules lockdown restrictions ‘irrational’

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Rules around funerals, informal workers and exercise were found to be unconnected to halting the virus.

The Somali atheist activists who get death threats

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Ayaanle and Kahaa work online to help Somalis who have views that do not square with tradition.

Coronavirus: Kenyan boy who made hand-washing machine awarded

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Stephen Wamukota came up with a hand-washing machine that helps prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Monalisa Sibanda: Boxing to protect women from domestic violence

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Monalisa started boxing after her mother died as a result of domestic violence.

Nigerian reggae legend Majek Fashek dies at 57

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The artist popular for hits in the 1980s and 1990s died in his sleep in New York, his manager said.

Nigeria’s campus cults: Buccaneers, Black Axe and other feared groups

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Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka helped set up university brotherhoods in the 1950s but never imagined what they would become.