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A police officer talks to a protester during a demonstration in Lagos, against bad governance, insecurity, and the ban of social media platform X (then known as Twitter) by the Nigerian presidency, on June 12, 2021.

Is Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act Being Misused?

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Why did Burundi's Dynamo Club Pull Out of The Basketball Africa League?

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Celebrating 20 Years of the New African Film Festival

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Jemberu Demeke Is Injecting Ethiopian Influences into Hip-Hop

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Lesotho Musician Mahlanya on Old Stories and New Music

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Zawya Celebrates a Decade of Independent Cinema in Cairo

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The Most Anticipated Ramadan Series Streaming This Month

Each year, Egypt releases its best shows during Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.

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Maison ARTC Opens Marrakech Fashion Week 2024

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Salma Salah (right) meets with women across Sudan to help them educate and connect women to care.

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Nigeria’s finance minister Wale Edun during Global African Business Initiative's 2023 Unstoppable Africa Conference, held at the Westin Grand Central in New York City, September 21 and 22, 2023.

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Ehab Amin (C) of Al Ahly and Jean Jacques Boissy (R) of AS Douanes compete during the 2023 Basketball Africa League Championship match between AS Douanes and Al Ahly at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on May 27, 2023.

Everything You Need to Know About Basketball Africa League 2024

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