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Cars drive past by the newly planted trees and light installations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 27, 2024. Addis Ababa's urban renewal brings modern infrastructure and new challenges, with steep fines for traffic violations and new regulations. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)
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EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place
African cities sitting on ‘keg of gunpowder’ as growing youth anger fuels unrest
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Against the backdrop of rising anti-LGBTQ sentiment, these Nigerian fashion labels feel forced to show in private
Jacob Zuma has made a dramatic comeback in South Africa’s elections. Will he have the last laugh over Ramaphosa?
Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa?
Nelson Mandela’s party has ruled South Africa for three decades – it now faces a critical moment of truth
South Africa has failed its Black majority. Nelson Mandela’s political heirs may pay the price
Forced to pay bribes at every step. How trans and intersex people say they survive in Kenya
South Africa’s democracy is turning 30 – but a silent crisis threatens its hard-fought gains
A life in fear: The dangers of finding love online as a queer woman in Nigeria
How the Chibok abductions continue to cast a long shadow over girls’ education in Nigeria

African Voices Changemakers

<p>African Voices goes into the octagon to explore mixed martial arts with ??South African middleweight UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis.?CNN’s Larry Madowo spoke with him a few months after his title fight against American Sean Strickland to discuss his historic win, his journey, and what’s in store for his next fight.</p>
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Video How South Africa got its first UFC middleweight champ 23:04
As Olympic breaking debuts in Paris, a Moroccan duo is head over heels about the Games
Nollywood aims to become a global cultural phenomenon like Afrobeats
How rock icon Jimi Hendrix inspired one of Africa’s greatest guitarists
Video These African?playmakers are making a splash in this year’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games 23:00
Video How Mandla Mlangeni and Louis Mhlanga are redefining African Jazz 22:57
Video How Wendy Shay went from midwife to the most streamed Ghanaian female artist 22:56
Adekunle Gold on sickle cell advocacy: ‘It’s time to learn my voice – people are dying’

Inside Africa

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Lucara Diamond
Huge 2,492-carat diamond, believed to be world’s second-largest, unearthed in Botswana
Grand Stade Hassan II: Design revealed for one of the world’s largest stadiums ahead of 2030 World Cup
Revealed: The world’s most welcoming hotel for 2024
Why this photographer prefers to be called a ‘visual activist’
How did ancient Egyptians stack those heavy stones of the oldest pyramid? Scientists float new theory
Faith Kipyegon on motherhood and the quest for history

Connecting Africa

ALXA, CHINA - DECEMBER 04: A Long March 2C carrier rocket carrying three satellites, including Egypt's remote-sensing satellite MISRSAT-2, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on December 4, 2023 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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Why Africa is doubling down on its space ambitions
Video How African aviation could be set to soar 23:07
‘I don’t get scared of anything’: Aliko Dangote’s mission to build Africa’s largest oil refinery
Video A rare look inside Africa’s largest oil refinery 23:00
‘We’re constructing an ecosystem’: How a small, windy city could become a gateway for trade
South Africa has one of the world’s largest manganese reserves. So why does it outsource for processing?