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How are the Red Sea attacks affecting Africa?

Houthis fighters claim to be targeting ships owned by countries supporting Israel

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Can the conflict in eastern DR Congo be stopped?

President Tshisekedi wants UN peacekeepers to withdraw 25 years after their mission began

• 20 mins

What is it like to work in a morgue?

Filinda Wakuthi Kamau is a mortician and and uses TikTok to educate about her work

• 18 mins

Will a vaccine eradicate malaria?

The world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria started in Cameroon this week

• 20 mins

Is femicide a silent epidemic in Kenya?

A young woman鈥檚 brutal murder has caused uproar both online and offline in Kenya

• 18 mins

Will the ICJ verdict stop the war in Gaza?

The UN court ruled that Israel must do everything in its power to prevent genocidal acts

• 21 mins

Can table tennis raise its game in Africa?

Table tennis isn't a major sport in Africa, but young players want to change that

• 20 mins

Why do people join TB Joshua-style cults?

Former disciples have accused the self-styled prophet of sexual abuse and faking miracles

• 25 mins

Should churches and religious leaders be regulated?

A number of self-styled prophets like TB Joshua have been accused of misconduct

• 20 mins

What鈥檚 the point of Ecowas and other regional blocs?

The imposition of sanctions and military interventions by blocs have had limited success

• 19 mins

How do Israelis and Palestinians in South Africa view the war in Gaza?

"My cousin and his wife and three children - all of them have died"

• 20 mins

What are billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim鈥檚 priorities?

The Sudanese born businessman wants Africans to celebrate their heroes

• 21 mins

Could entrepreneurship be the remedy to high youth unemployment?

1 in 5 working-age people in Africa have started a new business

• 20 mins

How did Senegal end up postponing elections?

How did Senegal, a country long known for its stable democracy, get to this point?

• 19 mins

AFCON: Who will be crowned the kings of African football?

Hosts Ivory Coast will play Nigeria in the final on Sunday

• 18 mins

Why is it so hard to find a job in Somalia?

Estimates of the unemployment rate range from 20% to 70% of the population

• 20 mins

Why is it hard to succeed as a female politician with a disability?

鈥淥f course I can be President! Why not?!鈥� 鈥� Ugandan MP Laura Kanushu Opori.

• 16 mins

How can governments and the diaspora work together for a more prosperous Africa?

Rwanda holds events around the world to connect and engage with their diaspora

• 21 mins

Why are there warnings of famine in Tigray?

It鈥檚 just over a year since the Ethiopian government signed a peace deal with the TPLF

• 19 mins

Afcon: what was it like for the female referees?

Six women were part of the refereeing team at the Africa Cup of Nations

• 22 mins

How did a young South African woman start a mutual bank?

South Africa鈥檚 central bank recently granted Nthabeleng Likotsi a mutual bank license

• 20 mins

What will it take to end tensions between Rwanda and Burundi?

Rwanda says it found out through the media that Burundi had closed its common border

• 16 mins

Why is Nigerian and South African music so popular?

Afrobeats and Amapiano are two of the most popular genres in Africa and now worldwide

• 21 mins

DR Congo: Could Goma fall to M23 rebels?

100,000s of people have fled fighting between Congolese forces and rebels in recent weeks

• 17 mins

Kelvin Kiptum: what pressures do Kenyan athletes face?

The marathon world record holder died in a car crash aged 24, he will be buried on Friday

• 20 mins

Why are Nigerians protesting about the cost of living?

The cost of many basic necessities have doubled in less than a year.

• 19 mins

How is a satellite internet service aiding the displaced in Sudan?

Sudan鈥檚 civil war has intensified amid an internet blackout and aid blockades

• 20 mins

Are South Africa鈥檚 troops prepared for the DRC peacekeeping mission?

Two South African soldiers were killed recently in eastern DRC

• 16 mins

How are waste pickers and 鈥榬eclaimers鈥� joining forces across Africa?

An estimated 15-20 million people make a living picking through garbage

• 20 mins

How is the Nigerian government responding to cost of living protests?

Inflation in Nigeria is now close to 30%, the highest it鈥檚 been in almost 30 years

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