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Why a Nigerian village has welcomed thousands of refugees

How women led a dramatic about-face on FGM in Gambia

African women didn’t see themselves in travel guides. So they made their own.

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Africa’s youngest leader tasked with challenge older than he is: restore regional unity

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Dive into the tropical fish nursery of the future

A glassy sweeper egg, moments from hatching, is seen through a microscope at Roger Williams University’s Wet Lab in Bristol, Rhode Island, where parent offspring are bred for the New England Aquarium's aquaculture program. The round bubble is an oil droplet, which is a nutritional source similar to an egg yolk.

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Trapped by Sudan’s civil war, nuns protect 80 women and children. Time is running out.

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Poaching crisis in South Sudan threatens world’s largest mammal migration

In Gambia, a youthful country grapples with how to care for its elders

Protests continue in Kenya after president ditches tax hikes. Here’s why.

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Kenyan president won’t sign finance bill after youth protesters burn parliament

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Niger bet on a China-backed oil pipeline. Now, the project is stalled.

In South Africa, ANC holds out its hand to strongest rival

In South Africa, curbing violence starts with showing boys their potential

Islamists target northern Mozambique – especially the children

They had never seen the ocean. Then climate change made them fishermen.