- — Forbidden to Watch Films as a Child, He Now Directs Somalia’s Top Shows
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at 4/19/24 3:00amAbshir Rageh had to sneak out from home to see bootleg Indian films and “Rambo” at a makeshift cinema. Now, he’s creating dramas that draw millions of online views in a country inching toward stability.- — South Africa’s 2024 National Election: What to Know
- at 4/18/24 12:41pmThe ruling African National Congress party could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since the fall of apartheid 30 years ago.
- — Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem
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at 4/18/24 7:57amThe company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year. - — Anne Innis Dagg, Who Studied Giraffes in the Wild, Dies at 91
- at 4/17/24 2:18pmShe was believed to be the first Western scientist to study the animals in their natural habitat, but she struggled to overcome sexism in academia.
- — Read Your Way Through Accra
- at 4/17/24 3:00amBus stations. Traffic stops. Beaches. There’s no telling where you’ll find the next story in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Peace Adzo Medie shares some of her favorites.
- — She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped.
- at 4/14/24 9:33pmTheir capture set off a global campaign to “Bring Back Our Girls.” But many are still missing, and kidnappings in Nigeria have proliferated.
- — Protesters in Niger Call for U.S. Military Exit
- at 4/13/24 9:32pmTrainers and equipment from Russia landed in the West African nation this week, putting the continued presence of 1,000 U.S. military personnel there in doubt.
- — Nigerian Fashion Moves Beyond the Catwalk
- at 4/11/24 1:00amKnown for its annual fashion week, the region’s influence on style has been expanding, with the help of these designers.
- — Celebrating Eid in NYC: Looks from Hasan Minhaj, Ramy Youssef and More
- at 4/10/24 6:02pmHasan Minhaj and Ramy Youssef joined hundreds of Muslims dressed to the nines at a morning prayer gathering in New York for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
- — Jacob Zuma Will Run Again in South Africa’s Presidential Election
- at 4/10/24 12:48pmThe 81-year-old former leader has been cleared to appear on the ballot as an opposition candidate in May’s parliamentary election. Unless the decision is reversed, he could become a kingmaker — or even president once again.
- — Ugandan Court Upholds Draconian Anti-Gay Law
- at 4/10/24 2:53amThe law, which includes the death penalty as a punishment in some cases, has been strongly condemned, including by the United States.
- — ‘Hardest Geezer’ Finishes Running the Length of Africa
- at 4/9/24 8:53amRuss Cook of Britain overcame danger in a year of running from South Africa to Tunisia.
- — Nearly 100 Die After Boat Sinks Off Coast of Mozambique
- at 4/8/24 9:36amSome of the victims were en route to a fair and others were fleeing for fear of being affected by a cholera outbreak, a local official said.
- — Rwanda Marks Anniversary of 1994 Genocide
- at 4/7/24 11:06amThe Central African country is marking the anniversary of a monthslong rampage by militiamen that killed some 800,000 people.
- — 30 Years After Rwandan Genocide, Ruler Holds Tight Grip
- at 4/7/24 9:20amThirty years after a devastating genocide, Rwanda has made impressive gains. But ethnic divisions persist under an iron-fisted president who has ruled for just as long.
- — Maryse Condé, ‘Grande Dame’ of Francophone Literature, Dies at 90
- at 4/4/24 10:12amShe explored the history and culture of Africa, the West Indies and Europe in work that made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize.
- — Ex-Leader of South Africa Legislature Is Arrested on Corruption Charges
- at 4/4/24 8:49amThe legal problems of Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expose the governing African National Congress to one of its biggest weaknesses — corruption allegations — before a crucial national election.
- — Girl Who Survived South Africa Bus Crash Is in Stable Condition
- at 4/3/24 6:36amForty-five church pilgrims from Botswana, along with the driver, were killed when the bus plunged off an overpass into a rocky ravine in South Africa. The only survivor was a little girl.
- — Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Takes Office and Promises Change
- at 4/3/24 6:26amSenegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, took the oath of office in Tuesday’s ceremony. Close behind him sat the popular opposition leader who had clinched the win.
- — How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec
- at 3/30/24 3:02amHundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town.
- — South Africa Bus Crash Kills 45, but 8-Year-old Survives
- at 3/29/24 11:32amThe bus, which was carrying people from Botswana to an Easter weekend pilgrimage in South Africa, fell 165 feet into a ravine.
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