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Skeletons in Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh’s closet to be unearthed by a commission
Nearly two years after the exile of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, the West African country has sworn in an 11-member truth, reconciliation and reparations commission that will unravel the abuses...
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Tanzania cleverly uses military in construction of $1.92bn railway being built by Turkish firm
Tanzania recently awarded a $1.92 billion contract to Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi, to design and construct a 422-km (262-mile) high-speed electric railway line which is part of a major 2,561 km network...
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The rise and rise of NBA giant Masai Ujiri and how he is uplifting African youth through basketball
Basketball is not a dominant sport in Africa but some Africans have defied the odds to make their way into the biggest professional basketball league in the world, the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
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Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is alive
“Music is supposed to have an effect. If you’re playing music and people don’t feel something, you’re not doing s**t. That’s what African music is about. When you hear something,...
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Kanye West visits the only African president to openly express love for Trump
Controversial American rapper Kanye West visited Uganda immediately after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in which he reiterated his utmost support for the businessman who has been described...
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The love story turned CIA espionage that almost strained U.S.-Ghana relations in 1985
Described by American media as The Year of the Spy, 1985 saw one of the biggest arrests of foreign spies and agents of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who became infamous for espionage against the...
