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As Trump returns, African exporters torn between
hope and horror

Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped...

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South Africa’s most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts

On a warm evening in Johannesburg, the news spread like wildfire among sex workers: Within 24 hours, several nonprofit clinics providing free HIV services would be closing...

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'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and food

Mashudu Mashau says it takes about two minutes to catch a penguin, a task he does weekly to investigate sightings of injured or sickly seabirds.

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​Voters In Nigeria's Oil-hub Divided Before Elections

Once a vibrant fishing community in Port Harcourt, a city built along the creeks of southern Nigeria, Okrika Waterfront is now a desolate polluted site.

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​Inside Nigeria's centres for jihadists and their captives

On an arid plot of land in northern Nigeria, veiled women hurry past vegetable stalls and men idle outside endless rows of tarpaulin tents...

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Nigerian refugees return to ISIS stronghold

A group of 4 000 Nigerians who fled years ago to Niger because of jihadist violence has returned despite ongoing...

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Ghana's president in tight spot over anti-LGBT law

Lawmakers in Ghana are pushing President Nana Akufo-Addo into a tight spot by promoting an anti-LGBT law...

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Under Security Lockdown, Northern Nigeria's Economy On Hold

Straddling a caravan route to the Sahara, the city of Sokoto has since ancient times been a major trading hub ...

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A year in jail for Nigeria's 'atheist with a cause'

Amina Ahmed is tired. Day and night, she waits by her phone for news of her husband, languishing behind bars...

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Mariam Oyiza, a champion for women in NE Nigeria 

"I can't speak right now, I'm on an urgent case," Aliyu Mariam Oyiza said hastily on the phone, leaving her office...

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Kidnapping, the industry bringing Nigeria to its knees

It was past midnight when a dozen men armed with AK47s stormed into Mohammed's home...

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Nigeria's oil reform bill: What's at stake

Nigeria lures just a tiny fraction of oil and gas investment in Africa, even though it is the continent's largest 

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