Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by airstrikes, eyewitness and local forces say
The eyewitness in Mekelle told CNN she heard an explosion and saw smoke in the vicinity of Adi Haki Market, describing a scene of…
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Sudan protesters call for military coup as political crisis deepens
The military and civilian groups have been sharing power in the east African country in an uneasy alliance since the toppling of…
Cambridge University to return Benin bronze to Nigeria in historic moment
Written by By Hannah Ryan, CNNCambridge University is due to return a Nigerian artifact looted during a British raid to its…
Two of Africa’s Covid experts are leaving the continent. Is this a brain drain or gain for…
Earlier the same month, Chikwe Ihekweazu, who currently heads the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was appointed to lead…
Nobel Prize winner explains one big issue for some African novelists – CNN Video
Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature and speaks to One World about the fact the award has historically been…
Mob kills officer after death of 5-year-old girl in Cameroon
The girl's death sparked protests in Buea, with demonstrators marching her body to the regional governor's office. Sporadic…
Leprosy seen in wild chimpanzees for the first time
The leprosy cases in chimpanzees were found in Guinea-Bissau and the Ivory Coast, making this the first time leprosy has been…
‘I Am Samuel’: CNN speaks with director of documentary banned in Kenya – CNN Video
CNN's Larry Madowo and Eleni Giokos speak with Peter Murimi, writer, director and producer of documentary "I Am Samuel." The…
Kenyan world record holder Agnes Tirop found dead following alleged stabbing
According to the country's athletics body, Tirop was found dead at her home in Iten, after she was "allegedly stabbed." Local…
‘Nature is not a commodity’: Can the world learn from indigenous food systems, before…
The finds are then distributed to his family, who are spread across 24 villages in a tropical region of Ecuador stretching from…