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When an R&B star vows to build a futuristic city in your backyardAkon City, a creation of Senegalese American singer Akon, is planned as a futuristic smart city. For now, it's the quiet coastal town of聽Mbodi猫ne.聽
Why so many South Africans make saving a 鈥榮ocial pact鈥�COVID-19鈥檚 economic toll in South Africa has been severe. But stokvels, traditional saving clubs, are helping some people pull through.
First LookUganda's president claims sixth win amid allegations of riggingUgandan聽officials struggled to explain how polling results from Thursday鈥檚 vote were compiled amid an internet blackout. The past few months saw Uganda鈥檚 worst pre-election violence in decades.
As ocean empties, Senegal's fishermen risk seas for new life in EuropeSpain鈥檚 Canary Islands face an influx of migration, as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies many West African migrants鈥� determination to reach Europe.
A safe, fair vote? Why pandemic rules fuel concerns in Uganda.Uganda鈥檚 elections will determine if President Yoweri Museveni wins a sixth term. Bobi Wine and other opposition candidates have faced restrictions.
First LookHigh-stakes elections test Niger and Central African RepublicVoting in Niger is expected to lead to the West African nation鈥檚 first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents.
First LookDual kidnappings show shifting security situation in NigeriaTwo recent kidnappings of schoolboys in northwestern Nigeria 鈥� outside of Boko Haram's stronghold in the northeast 鈥� paint a picture of a deteriorating security situation in the country and a growing assertiveness of bandit groups.聽
First LookNigerian boys rescued, but questions about captors remainMore than 300 Nigerian schoolboys kidnapped last week were freed, though details remain murky around the identity of their captors. The nation is still grappling with聽Boko Haram鈥檚 2014 kidnapping of 270 schoolgirls, only half of whom have been freed or found.
First LookLocal Tunisian date farm grows progress for its communityIn Tunisia, the community in Jemna managed to keep local control of the nearby state-owned date plantation in the decade following the Arab Spring revolution. The plantation has created more than 100 jobs and reinvested its profits in health and education facilities.
First Look#BringBackOurBoys: Hundreds of schoolboys abducted in NigeriaRescue operations are underway to extricate more than 330 young boys allegedly kidnapped by Boko Haram from a school in Nigeria. The attack could signal a rise of religious extremism in Nigeria's northwest, and may derail the region's recent gains in education.
First LookMillions still in need as Ethiopia rejects global 'interference'The Ethiopian government is pushing back against international calls for independent probes into the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict. Concern is growing over the critical lack of access to food and medicine for millions in Tigray.
Ex-Boko Haram fighters deradicalized, but still unreconciledNigeria鈥檚 Operation Safe Corridor program aims to deradicalize former Boko Haram fighters. Can it reintegrate them?
More investors get behind women鈥檚 startups in AfricaVenture capital funding goes to men and women in Africa, as elsewhere, in starkly different numbers. Growing groups of investors want to change that.
First LookUN finally given access to refugees in Ethiopia-Tigray conflictAfter weeks of pleading for access into Tigray, the UN and the Ethiopian government has signed a deal that will allow food, medicines, and other aid to reach millions of refugees who have been displaced by the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict.
Storied narrative鈥檚 translation prompts a fresh look at the slave tradeVenture Smith鈥檚 slave narrative has been translated into Fante, inviting further reckoning about Ghana鈥檚 role in the transatlantic slave trade.
Tigray crisis: Ethiopian stature and regional stability at riskEthiopia says it鈥檚 engaged in an internal police action with rebellious Tigrayans. Yet its role in the Horn of Africa means a lot more is on the line.
In a capital鈥檚 Afro-Brazilian architecture, traces of a complex storyPorto-Novo鈥檚 diverse architecture is a window into the complex history of Benin, including difficult chapters related to slavery and colonialism.
First LookIn Uganda, reopening schools brings new hurdlesAcross the world's most youthful continent, classes are resuming after months of closure caused by COVID-19. But out-of-work African parents are struggling to pay fees and administrators are worried about how they鈥檒l accommodate full class sizes.
Why vision of Ethiopian unity is descending into warfareIn Ethiopia, a young yet ancient nation of many peoples, the evolution of a new identity is bringing national unity and ethnic autonomy into conflict.
In Nigerian protests, a generation poised to seize the momentProtests against Nigeria鈥檚 SARS police unit have subsided, but the broader, youth-led movement demanding more accountability has not.
