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Entertainment
African Animation Set in Lagos, ‘Iwájú’ Gears up for Release in 2022
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Disney has announced a partnership with pan-African entertainment company Kugali to create an animated science fiction series it describes as a "first-of-its-kind collaboration".
Health
UN Removes Marijuana from List of Most Dangerous Drugs
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The United Nation. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry.
People & Politics
Man Named Adolf Hitler Wins Local Election in Namibia
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A man called Adolf Hitler Uunona who has been elected as a local councillor for Namibia's governing Swapo party.
Society & Culture
Sudan Vows to End Child Marriage and Enforce Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
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Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), in a major step forward for the rights of women and girls.
Police officers were told on Wednesday they must inform...
Africa Ranking
BBC 100: These are the 21 Most Inspiring and Influential Women in Africa (2020)
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The BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2020.
People & Politics
For the First Time Ever, a Woman Has Been appointed to Head South Sudan University
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South Sudan's President President Salva Kiir has for the first time appointed a woman to chair the governing body of a university.
Awut Deng Achuil, currently the Minister of General Education and Instructions, will chair the council of the University...
Society & Culture
Anti-racism Protest in South Africa Over Whites-only School Party
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South Africa police on friday fired teargas at opposition activists protesting against alleged racism at a Cape Town school where a whites-only year-end dance party was allegedly organised last month.
Anti-riot police aimed teargas and water cannon towards hundreds of...
Travel
These 6 African Cultural Landmarks are Under Threat From Climate Change
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Losing these sites could mean losing so much of Africa's history forever.
From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia.
But extreme weather events, the rise...
Society & Culture
UN Releases $100M to Prevent Famine in Nigeria, South Sudan and 5 other Countries
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The United Nations released $100 million of emergency funding on Tuesday to stave off the risk of famine in seven countries most at risk from a hunger epidemic fueled by conflict, economic decline, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health
Democratic Republic of Congo Declares End to Ebola Outbreak
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak, nearly six months after cases were reported.
The end of the outbreak in the western province of Équateur marks the first time that the vast...
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Madam Yoko: The African Queen Who Took Her Own Life After Betraying Her People to the British
Madam Yoko, also known as Soma, was a prominent Sierra Leonean leader and a key figure in the 19th century who at the and of her life was alienated by her own people for betraying her own kind by aligning with the British.