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Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world

African elephants are pictured on November 18, 2012 in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. AFP PHOTO MARTIN BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

Zimbabwe says 55 elephants have died in two months following severe drought

At least 31 passengers killed in fiery Congo bus crash

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Nobel Prize

Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed won this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Here's why.

Globetrotter

Jessica Nabongo completes quest to visit every country in the world

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The first genuine 'made-in-Africa' smartphone is in Rwanda

Road to recovery

They survived genocide, these men are teaching vulnerable children to heal using photography

Health

Neurosurgeon takes pay cut to perform free operations

Ethiopia's newest export

Ethiopian troupes are shining in the global spotlight

Asequals

Sex work is legal here. But only if you register with the police

Science

Unlocking the life-saving secrets of African DNA

Zimbabwe's daredevil racer

This 15-year-old biker took on a men's world of Motocross and left them in the dust

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'Sex for grades' scandal in Nigeria

Nigerian student Monica Osagie secretly taped her lecturer demanding sex for better marks. She speaks exclusively to CNN about blowing the whistle.

Mother to UN: Keep fighting for Chibok girls

HARARE, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe clenches his fist to salute Zanu PF comrades in Harare, 03 May 2000. Mugabe launched his ruling party election manifesto today ahead the upcoming elections. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO ODD ANDERSEN. (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Robert Mugabe's legacy is complicated

People walk through Balogun market in streets around Lagos Island on May 5, 2017.
Lagos is the world's 10th largest city with between 17 and 22 million people, although no-one seems to be counting. / AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS (Photo credit should read STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Why the 'giant of Africa' still struggles with extreme poverty

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