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In many African countries, abortions are legal. But information and access can be hard to come by
More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion.
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Senegal’s popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko is named prime minister in new government
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Congo appoints its first female prime minister as violence surges in the east
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South Africa’s parliamentary speaker faces imminent arrest over graft charges after court bid fails
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Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry
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The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair
Dr. John Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, his career intertwined with a U.S. program that has transformed care in some of the hardest-hit countries and saved an estimated 25 million lives.
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Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that killed 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa’s deadly roads
An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of Easter pilgrims from Botswana making their way to a popular church festival in rural South Africa crashed off a bridge on a mountain pass and plunged into a ravine before bursting into flames.
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As conflict worsens in eastern Congo, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians
Representatives of two armed groups in Congo signed solemn pledges this week to both their violence-wracked country and the wider world: We will do better to respect and protect civilians.
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A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people
A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the island’s north earlier this week.
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Former South Africa leader Jacob Zuma is barred from running in elections, election authority says
South Africa’s election commission has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections.
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Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people.
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Algeria’s government pushes staples to subsidized markets to stave off Ramadan shortages
Algeria’s government has flooded newly opened markets selling subsidized goods with pantry staples to stave off shortages during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, when demand typically increases in Muslim-majority countries and prices tend to rise.
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In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians.
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It’s a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in Africa.
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Opposition figure who became Senegal’s president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show
Results from Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election show a previously little-known opposition figure won over 54% of the votes.
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Togo’s opposition calls for protests to stop president from signing off on a new constitution
Activists and opposition leaders in the West African country of Togo have called for protests to stop the president from signing off on a new constitution that would scrap future presidential elections and could extend his decades-long rule until 2031.
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Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity say they saw them and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the reunion.
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‘Women farmers are invisible': A West African project helps them claim their rights — and land
Women play a crucial but underappreciated role in West African farming. One project in Senegal is inspiring them to overcome gender traditions that prevent them access to land.
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Tunisian journalist accused of insulting a public official to face trial next month
A Tunisian journalist is being detained in the lead-up to his trial next month on charges that he insulted a public official.
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Schools to reopen in South Sudan after two weeks of extreme heat
South Sudan’s government says schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country.
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A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese man to death for killing his girlfriend
A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend.
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Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped most of the cash lost during a system glitch
Ethiopia’s biggest bank says it has recouped nearly 80% of the cash it lost during a system glitch that allowed customers to take out more money than they had in their accounts.
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Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult
Kenya’s government has begun handing over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult at the center of a legal case that has shocked the country.
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Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
Chad’s government says an explosive device detonated and killed seven soldiers in Chad during a patrol in the country’s west near Lake Chad.
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Senegal’s president-elect pledges to fight corruption after a stunning victory for the 44-year-old
Senegal woke up to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political novice.
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South Africa’s ANC fails in bid to ban former leader Zuma’s party from polls
A South African court has dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition party be deregistered and banned from participating in the upcoming election.
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The scent of orange blossoms is bringing the world to a spring tradition in Morocco
Orange blossoms are among Morocco’s quintessential fragrances. Moroccan women are welcoming spring by collecting the waxy white blossoms in copper pots used to distill the scent that’s folded into honey-laden pastries, sprinkled on mint tea and used in religious ceremonies as an ode to paradise.
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Binance executive detained in Nigeria amid a crypto crackdown has escaped custody
Authorities in Nigeria say an executive of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in the West African nation where a criminal investigation has been launched against the platform accused of being used for money laundering.
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An explosion near a police station in northern Kenya has killed 4 people, including 3 officers
Authorities in Kenya say that an explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in the northeast of the country has killed four people.
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More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity have arrived in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families.
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Prosecutors allege South Africa’s parliamentary speaker took $135,000 and a wig in bribes
South African prosecutors say they intend to charge the parliamentary speaker with corruption. They allege that she took $135,000 and a wig in bribes from an unnamed person over a three-year period while she was defense minister.
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Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa
The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts.
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In Uganda, bamboo has government’s backing as a crop with real growth potential
Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential.
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Mass grave with bodies of at least 65 migrants found in the deserts of western Libya
The U.N.’s migration agency has expressed alarm over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya.
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Attack on Nigerien forces kills 23 soldiers and underscores continued conflict with militants
The defense ministry says a militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali and Burkina Faso has killed 23 soldiers.
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Two Nigerian students are killed and 23 injured in a stampede to get donated rice
Hundreds of students in Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the government to help ease hardship, triggering a stampede that left two dead and 23 others injured.
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3 people are dead, several missing after migrant boat runs into trouble off southeastern Spain
Authorities say a boat carrying a group of migrants ran into trouble off the coast of southeastern Spain killing at least three people and several others were believed missing.
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Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protest in the streets as national strike enters second week
Hundreds of Kenyan doctors have protested in the streets demanding better pay and working conditions in an ongoing nationwide strike that has entered its second week.
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Refugee camps in Chad are overcrowded and running out of aid, and Sudanese refugees keep coming
Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out of money soon, exacerbating a dire humanitarian situation caused by the spillover from the conflict in Sudan.
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Uganda’s president appoints son as top commander of the army, raising succession concerns
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed his son as top commander of the military, a controversial move in a country where many have long believed Museveni is grooming his eldest child for the presidency.
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