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People smuggling between Eritrea and Kenya
What methods are used by people smugglers via a new route to beat police patrols?

Port Sudan: Explosions in Sudan's de facto capital
Multiple explosions have been heard in Sudan's de facto capital, Port Sudan

Is press freedom declining in the Seychelles?
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders says press freedom in Seychelles has declined

Ivory Coast: Why opposition leader removed from electoral list?
Why Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam is removed from electoral list

Why does insurgency persist in Nigeria?
Nigeria appoints a new commander to fight insurgency after renewed deadly attacks

Tension on Guinea and Sierra Leone border
Guinean troops fire shots in the disputed town of Yenga on the border with Sierra Leone

Why is gender violence "widespread" in Namibia?
Why are cases of gender-based violence spiking in Namibia and what can be done?

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Investigation reveals who shot at Kenyan protestors
A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ investigation exposes who shot protestors in Kenya last year

Why did South Africa reverse a VAT increase?
South Africa drops plan to raise value-added tax after government stability threatened

'Ethiopians are one shock away from catastrophe'
The United Nations says lack of funding will halt urgently needed food aid in Ethiopia