Germaine Acogny: ‘The Mother of Contemporary African Dance’

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Germaine Acogny has recently been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Biennale Dance festival. But what impact has she had on African contemporary dance?

Ethiopia: Fact-checking misleading images about hunger in Amhara

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Food shortages are worsening in Ethiopia but some images online are not what they claim to be.

The link between climate change, seaweed and ice cream

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Seaweed production has been affected by warming seas – this is how farmers are adapting.

Rugby Championship: Australia beat South Africa 30-17 in Brisbane

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Australia secure their second successive win over world champions South Africa in the Rugby Championship.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Former Algerian president dies aged 84

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Bouteflika led Algeria for 20 years, but his bid for a fifth term led to huge protests in 2019.

Kenya’s CBC education reform: How scarecrows are terrifying parents

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A new school curriculum means challenging tasks end up being performed by parents not their children.

Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria’s longest-serving president dies

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The former president, whose decades-long rule sparked massive protests, has died aged 84.

Sexual abuse scandal overshadows start of Women’s Afrobasket finals

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Africa's women's basketballers start the continental championships on Saturday under the shadow of a major sexual abuse scandal.

Turkana: The front line of climate change

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There are few places in the world where the consequences of a changing climate are as plain to see as in northern Kenya.

Africa’s week in pictures: 10-16 September 2021

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.