Jerry Rawlings: Why he divided opinion in Ghana

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The former air force officer who first seized power in 1979 leaves a divided legacy.

Jerry Rawlings: Ghana’s ex-president dies aged 73

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The charismatic figure vowed to stamp out corruption but was accused of human rights abuses.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: UN warns aid could run out

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Flour and fuel shortages are reported in Tigray, where federal and regional forces are fighting.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie voted best Women’s Prize for Fiction winner

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award's 25th anniversary.

The Nigerians standing up to sex-work traffickers in Sicily

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The Nigerian leading a battle to help rescue those like herself from a life of prostitution in Sicily.

Tigray crisis: Local residents ordered to defend against Ethiopia army

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Ethiopia's northern region orders the total mobilisation of its population, as a crisis escalates.

Angolan police fire tear gas at illegal protest

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Protesters in Luanda defy a ban to march against unemployment and the postponement of elections.

Tigray crisis: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects peace talks

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Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, vows to continue using force against regional leaders.

Tigray crisis: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects peace talks

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The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he will not negotiate until the rule of law is achieved.