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Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir sentenced to two years in a correctional facility

Miss Nigeria Nyekachi Douglas (L) and Miss Brazil Elis Coelho (R) support Miss Jamaica Toni-Ann Singh (C) as she is anounced Miss World 2019 during the the Miss World Final 2019 at the Excel arena in east London on December 14, 2019. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images)

See how Miss Nigeria reacted to Jamaica wining the Miss World title

A closeup of a black woman's pregnant belly. This woman is seven months along. Shot with Canon 1D Mark III.

Sierra Leone must allow pregnant students go back to school, court rules

News and buzz

Features

'If the climate stays like this, we won't make it' say those on the frontline of Africa's drought
Growing up intersex in South Africa where it is believed to be bad luck
Evan Mawarire led a popular uprising against Mugabe. Now he says life is more brutal than ever for Zimbabweans

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Anti-gay laws

Nigeria is trying 47 men arrested in a hotel for homosexuality charges

'Africa's think-tank"

How Sierra Leone mudslide inspired a teenager to protect his environment

Music

Cardi B's mini west Africa tour has ended, here are some of her memorable moments

Gender-based violence

She was raped and murdered visiting post office, now South African women are saying enough is enough

Tech

Meet the inventors changing the world at Kenya's hardware hub

Sports

The reasons why Kenyans always win marathons lie in one region

African stars

These are the next generation of African stars, according to TIME

Good stuff

A chance meeting with Twitter bosses landed a Nigerian developer his dream job

'Torture chambers'

Nigerian churches, Islamic centers holding mental health patients in chains, report says

Videos

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 08: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa, appears at a press conference following the 2019 Miss Universe Pageant at Tyler Perry Studios on December 08, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Miss Universe reacts to historic moment at top beauty pageants

A screenshot taken from leaked footage showing a caged young elephant in China.

Exclusive: Footage shows wild elephants locked in cages

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'Sex for grades' scandal in Nigeria

Mother to UN: Keep fighting for Chibok girls

Ifeanyi Ugokwe, 25, ended up in prison for trying to kill himself

Locked up: Where attempting suicide is a crime

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CNN exclusive: 'Fake' refugees entering the US & Europe

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CNN goes inside neighborhoods wrecked by gang violence

People walk through Balogun market in streets around Lagos Island on May 5, 2017.
Lagos is the world's 10th largest city with between 17 and 22 million people, although no-one seems to be counting. / AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS (Photo credit should read STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Why the 'giant of Africa' still struggles with extreme poverty

CNN Specials

African Voices Changemakers

Kenya's "World's Best Teacher" gives his earning to his school
Kenya's Peter Tabichi won the 2019 Global Teacher prize but gives most of his earnings to his school and community.
Taonga Tembo is putting Zambia's street kids on the global stage
Roy Okupe is teaching creatives how to make animated films in Nigeria

Inside Africa

Marketplace Africa

Africa Avant Garde

Destination Kenya

In the Making: South Africa