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18 Oct
The protests have taken place in Kenya after the supreme courts affirmed the rights of LGBTQ persons to register their association. Demonstrators have accused judges of being lenient with the LGBTQ+ community.
17 Oct
Increased use of machinery and technology in agriculture is a key solution to Africa’s food insecurity, experts have advised. Should Africa scale up mechanization to alleviate hunger?
16 Oct
Liberia's election could well be heading for a run-off with provisional results on Sunday from nearly three-quarters of polling stations showing only a slim margin between incumbent President George Weah and his main challenger Joseph Boakai.
16 Oct
In Africa, malaria still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year and children are the most vulnerable among those infected. The World Health Organization has approved a second malaria vaccine, expected to be more affordable and produced at large scale.
15 Oct
The Islamist group Al Shabaab attacked Palma in northern Mozambique, near a TotalEnergies LNG facility. Over 1,000 people were killed and survivors fled to a nearby resort. Survivors say TotalEnergies should have had better escape protocols in place. Also in this edition: Tunisians express their support for Palestine.
14 Oct
African leaders are calling for a cease-fire, dialogue and the protection of innocent civilians caught between Hamas terrorists and Israeli Defense Forces. The African Union has called for a cessation of hostilities.
14 Oct
World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Thursday (October 12) she hoped the Israel-Hamas conflict could be ended quickly, warning it would have a "really big impact" on already weak global trade flows if it widened throughout the region.
13 Oct
Every few years, Malagasy communities hold joyful ceremonies where the remains of lost loved ones are exhumed, cared for and introduced to the newest members of the community. Also, although Tunisia was decades ahead of many other countries in giving women the right to choose whether to go ahead with pregnancies, taboos remain.
13 Oct
Israel says there will be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages are freed. Meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa volunteers to help mediate the conflict and asks for the opening of a humanitarian corridor.
13 Oct
There's a special reason to celebrate in Senegal as millions of Mouride pilgrims come togetherfor the Grand Magal. This year also features an exhibition of a rare photos of the order's founder. Also relatives of the 73 gambian children killed by toxic cough syrups sue made in India drugmakers. And Beninese students expanding their tech horizons wow judges with their creations.
12 Oct
More well off would be Senegalese migrants are heading to Central America in the hopes of making it into the States. But the journey is often fraught, expensive and uncertain. Also in Kenya the rising cost of living has added to the mental health struggles of many finding it harder to make ends meet.
12 Oct
The hearing comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government battles to deal with irregular migration ahead of elections next year.

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