Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

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Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Nigeria’s slave descendants prevented from marrying who they want

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Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Uganda and Tanzania sign $3.5bn oil pipeline deal

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East Africa's first major oil pipeline is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs.

Migrants allowed off Maersk tanker after 40 days at sea

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The migrants land in Sicily after what the UN called "a diplomatic game of pass the parcel".

Mali coup: Opposition rejects transition deal as ‘power grab’

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The country's military leadership is accused of ignoring demands made by other groups during talks.

Letter from Africa: Behind Ghana and Nigeria’s love-hate affair

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Why the current tensions over the closure of some Nigerian-owned shops in Ghana should come as no surprise.

Mali coup: Military agrees to 18-month transition government

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The announcement follows a military coup in August which ousted the country's president.

DR Congo gold mine collapse leaves 50 feared dead

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Up to 50 people, "most of them young", may have been killed by the mine collapse in DR Congo.

Nigeria’s opportunity for return of Benin Bronzes

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With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, the emphasis moves to Nigeria.

Nigeria’s opportunity for return of Benin Bronzes

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With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, the emphasis moves to Nigeria.