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https://ift.tt/6PHrmXv Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election.

https://ift.tt/t9k2g4h Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems put Afrobeats in the spotlight at the 2023 NBA All-Star game halftime show.

https://ift.tt/3vWCXLP Eight people were killed and three wounded after two gunmen entered a home and opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday in the southern port city of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth, in South Africa on Sunday evening, according to the South African police service (SAPS).

https://ift.tt/3vWCXLP South Africa has signed an agreement with India to reintroduce dozens of cheetahs to the South Asian country after eight of the big cats were sent from neighboring Namibia in 2022.

https://ift.tt/eBOpgcb The son of an Ethiopian chemistry professor who was killed during unrest in the country last year has filed a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook's parent company, alleging that the social media platform is fueling viral hate and violence, harming people across eastern and southern Africa.

https://ift.tt/T6ZAnXq Despite policies to protect rights of queer people around the world, CNN finds Western state funding spent on projects benefiting anti-LGBTQI+ religious organizations

https://ift.tt/T6ZAnXq South African President Ramaphosa survived a move to start impeachment proceedings against him in a vote in parliament on Tuesday.

https://ift.tt/T6ZAnXq Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according to a statement from the non-profit conservation organization Big Life Foundation.

https://ift.tt/DBnbcs4 As the first African and first Arab country to reach the World Cup semifinals, Morocco's soccer team now represents so much more than its own nation as its achievements have united a region and continent in celebration.

https://ift.tt/VFDp4ro Morocco made history Saturday as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal, defeating Portugal 1-0 to continue its sparkling run in Qatar.

https://ift.tt/Gkg7Ir9 Since at least 2013, more than 10,000 pregnancies were aborted as part of a "secret, systematic and illegal" abortion program allegedly "conducted" by the Nigerian military, a Reuters investigation has found. CNN's Nima Elbagir has more.

https://ift.tt/Upe06Pm Another week, another set of firsts for the new King. This time round, Charles III hosted the first state visit of his reign and welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the UK.

https://ift.tt/D356qYU More than 100 people, including women and children, were abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state on Sunday, the information commissioner and residents said on Monday.

https://ift.tt/5D7WtOn Delegates from nearly 200 counties at the COP27 climate summit have agreed to set up a "loss and damage" fund meant to help vulnerable countries cope with climate disasters, in a landmark deal early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

https://ift.tt/bQJKDs3 A Zambian student, jailed in Russia was killed during a battle in Ukraine, Zambia's foreign ministry said Monday.

https://ift.tt/LS0CT9i A Nigerian social media influencer who flaunted a lavish lifestyle of private jets and luxury cars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison over charges related to a multimillion dollar scam that targeted companies in the United States and overseas.

https://ift.tt/45DR3p7 Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, and zebras have died across Kenya amid the nation's longest drought in decades.

https://ift.tt/45DR3p7 Egypt is facing a barrage of criticism over what rights groups say is a crackdown on protests and activists, as it prepares to host the COP27 climate summit starting Sunday.

https://ift.tt/hH2yfXj It is a sight Ya Lewa Aji says she can never forget: a baby strapped to her mother's back, shot dead while the mother lay lifeless on the floor.

https://ift.tt/KIopNsk Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared an immediate three-week lockdown in two high risk districts as the country battles a rise in Ebola infections.