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In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered…
MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali (AP) — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for…
PHOTO ESSAY: Congo coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle…
RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site,…
Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s…
Much like its creator, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial…
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
KEDOUGOU, Senegal (AP) — The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury.…
27 people arrested in a protest in Gambia over the sale of a former…
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Protests in Gambia over the sale of a former dictator's assets led to the arrests of at least…
South African party launches legal challenge against new diversity and equity…
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s second biggest political party launched a legal challenge Tuesday against a new…
Gabon swears in former military chief as president, signalling return to…
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema was sworn in as the fourth president of the Republic of Gabon on…
South Africa to hold inquiry into whether prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered an inquiry Wednesday to establish…
African leaders call for more peacekeepers for Somalia to defend against…
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — African leaders meeting in Uganda on Friday called for more peacekeepers for Somalia to…
Ghana’s president suspends the chief justice of the country’s top…
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The president of Ghana has suspended the chief justice of the country's Supreme Court, the…
