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Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, left, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson, all American citizens, attend court in Kinshasa in September 2024, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt in May that year.
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DRC president commutes death sentences for 3 Americans convicted in coup attempt
MASERU, LESOTHO - OCTOBER 02: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L) is welcomed by the community leader as he arrives for a visit to Matlameng – Ha Mahlehle in the Leribe region with Sentebale to meet with the community and see the climate resilience project in action on October 2, 2024 in Leribe, Lesotho. Joining the visit, alongside the Co-Founding Patrons Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, and Board Chair Dr. Sophie Chandauka MBE were a group of innovative international funders and business leaders interested in the Southern African region. (Photo by Brian Otieno/Getty Images for Sentebale )
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Prince Harry ‘in shock’ after quitting his African AIDS charity
File photo of a submarine used by Sinbad Submarines in Egypt.
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Several killed after submarine carrying Russian tourists sinks off Egyptian coast, embassy says
A gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
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Meet the conservationist saving gorillas in Uganda’s ‘impenetrable forest’
FILE - A Kenyan police officer patrols an area in the Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 13, 2025.
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Kenyan officer killed in Haiti after gang ambush, as Rubio visits Caribbean to discuss Haitian security crisis
A Sudanese army spokesperson gives a statement on Sudan TV, after, according to the Sudanese army, they took control of the presidential palace, at an unknown location, March 21, 2025 in this screengrab taken from a video.
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Sudan army reclaims presidential palace in major push to take back capital from rebels
The Olympic rings are seen outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening day of a executive board meeting in Lausanne on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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From geopolitical Jenga to gender politics: The challenges facing the new incoming IOC President Kirsty Coventry
<p>The NFL recently announced its International Player Pathway program Class of 2025, featuring 13 athletes from 12 countries selected to train in the United States for 10 weeks for a chance to earn a spot on an NFL roster. One of the men featured this year is the South African rugby player Paschal Ekeji Junior, and he's been chatting with CNN's Coy Wire for our African Voices Playmaker Series. </p>
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Kirsty Coventry was elected as the new IOC president on Thursday.
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Kirsty Coventry elected new IOC president, becomes first woman and African in the role

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South Sudan soldiers patrol the street in Juba, South Sudan, on February 13, 2025.
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The world’s youngest country fought for decades to govern itself. Now it’s on the cusp of another civil war
Sudan’s army has captured the capital. Is it a turning point in the devastating conflict?
Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Trump wants to protect South Africa’s White farmers. But potential changes to trade privileges would hurt them
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
South Africa does have a history of racist land inequality. Just not in the way Trump and Musk are portraying
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
Genocide is declared once more in Sudan. How did the country get here?
A price too high to pay? Pollution from Ghana’s gold rush sparks maternal health fears
‘The world doesn’t see us:’ What a militia chief said while holding me captive in Darfur
EVs are starting to overtake gas-powered cars in a surprising place

African Voices Changemakers

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 26: Atlanta Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo (R) drives past Phoenix Suns' Cliff Robinson during their game in Atlanta 26 January. (Photo credit should read STEVEN R. SCHAEFER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Video How Dikembe Mutombo, Josh Okogie, and Yves Missi elevate African basketball 22:47
Video How this Nigerian couple championed Afrobeats before it was popular 23:00
Nigerian star Patoranking draws on his childhood dreams to help African youth
Video How Rwanda’s Bruce Melodie went from backup singer to hitmaker 23:02
Video How Nigerian singer Patoranking and a British army vet are driving change through philanthropy 23:03
‘I wanted to communicate’: Grammy-nominated Yemi Alade embraces multiple languages and genres to showcase Africa to the world
Video Meet two African fashion brands that shine globally 23:00
Video Actor Djimon Hounsou sparks Pan-African unity through nonprofit 23:00

Inside Africa

Africa Hall, Addis Ababa.
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Gifted by an emperor, Ethiopia’s iconic Africa Hall has been renovated for a new era
Video Are irradiated rhinos the solution to stop poaching? 2:23
At over $10,000 per kilogram, Africa’s first caviar is surprising the luxury food industry
How Nigeria’s biggest city became the world’s hottest winter party destination
This alien plant is lethal for the environment. Now it’s being turned into a plastic to regrow forests
How giant rodents could rat on wildlife traffickers

Connecting Africa

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It costs more to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than anywhere else in the world: these companies are trying to change that
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How African designers are making their mark on global fashion
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The $1 billion ‘electricity highway’ that allows Ethiopia and Kenya to share their power

African start-up

UZURI K&Y sources tries from landfills in Rwanda to make the soles of sandals for their eco-friendly shoe line.
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This Rwandan entrepreneur turns discarded tires into fashionable footwear
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Solar-charging backpacks are helping children to read after dark
How Mobihealth is driving a telemedicine revolution in Africa

Africa Avant Garde

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This Nigerian designer is making waves with her ‘four-dimensional’ fashion
Barry Jenkins on why ‘Mufasa’ contains the ‘voice of Africa’
‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’: The anti-apartheid photographer who turned his lens on Black America
Art historian and curator Alayo Akinkugbe on reframing Blackness

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<p>For recyclers in South Africa, mountains of e-waste are seen as a source of economic opportunity. They say tackling the problem can help alleviate the country's high unemployment rate. </p>
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Men sit outside the general hospital in Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where some victims of unidentified illnesses are being treated, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jalal Morchidi/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (14538097as) A sacrificial sheep is brought to a livestock market before Eid al-Adha, or Eid al-Adha, in the industrial district of Rabat, Morocco, 13 June 2024. The Moroccan government decided this year to allow and support the import of 600,000 sheep in an attempt to reduce meat prices for Eid al-Adha. It is the holiest of Islamic holidays celebrated by both. Every year, there is the annual Hajj to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter the sacrifice and divide the meat into three parts: a part for the family, a part for friends and relatives, and a part for the poor and needy. In Morocco, Eid al-Adha falls this year on June 17. Eid al-Adha preparations in Rabat, Morocco - 13 Jun 2024
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