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DMV rapper and record producer Oddisee realized early on that purpose and success are self-designated.
Movement
Sudanese American rapper Oddisee on overcoming cultural taboos and confronting self-doubt
Netflix promotional image
Arts, Culture & Media
Series of reimagined African folk tales launches on Netflix
The exterior of the newly opened Dikan Center for photography in Accra, Ghana.
Arts, Culture & Media
The new Dikan Center in Ghana displays a collection of photography from across Africa
Palestinians react as they watch a live broadcast of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Morocco and France played in Qatar, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. 
Sports
As World Cup wraps, Morocco team inspires Arab unity around the world
Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore parade waving a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 2, 2022. 
Critical State
When putsch comes to shove: Part I
From left to right: Yeleyeni Songsore and her Ghanaian husband; Mawiyah Kambon and Kamal Kambon; Kwaku Asantu Maroon Asare.
Race
‘This is where I should be’: 1,500 Black Americans make Ghana their new home
a band in the street
Elections
Kenya’s popular band Sauti Sol calls on Kenyans to vote
People stage a sit-in demanding a return to civilian rule and to protest the nine people who were killed in anti-military demonstrations last month, in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, July 4, 2022.
Protest
Sudanese protesters demand a ‘purely civilian transitional government’ activist says
King Philippe of Belgium, right, greets 100-year-old corporal Albert Kunyuku, the last surviving Congolese veteran of World War II during a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday June 8, 2022. 
Global Politics
Belgian King Philippe’s visit to DR Congo stirs hope for a ‘win-win partnership,’ historian says
Achimota forest in Accra's only surviving greenbelt, leaving many Ghanaians concerned about its planned rezoning.
Environment
Accra’s only surviving greenbelt is under threat. Ghanaians are fighting to protect it. 
US Army soldiers assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa, provide security for a 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS) C-130J Super Hercules during loading and unloading operations at a
Military
US redeployment of troops to Somalia raises questions about ‘strategic endgame’
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o reads a play at the University of Hawaii. 
Arts, Culture & Media
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s famously banned play returns to Kenya
Internally displaced people form a line at a food distribution center at a camp for displaced people in Juba, South Sudan.
Displacement
Amid calls for reconciliation in South Sudan, displaced people remain in limbo
More than 600,000 people have become displaced due to the ongoing drought in Somalia. Many end up at camps like this one in Luuq, Somalia, March 21, 2022.
Climate Change
Fears of famine grow amid worst drought in Somalia in decades
New civilian recruits for the FANO Amhara militia train at a stadium in Woldiya, Ethiopia, Feb. 20, 2022.
Conflict
Despite lull in fighting, ethnic militias in Amhara continue to mobilize
Priest Ayalew Setegn in front of the religious school, Amhara, Ethiopia, Feb.17, 2022
After months of fighting, Ethiopia’s Amhara region tries to recover from war
A pen coffin is designed for a deceased teacher or author.
Culture
Ghana’s fantasy coffins: Fulfilling burial dreams one coffin at a time 
Ngong Hills, Ngong, Kenya
Kenyan environmentalists protest proposed forest bill amendments
In this Tuesday, May 11, 2021, file photo, Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road leading to Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia.
Conflict & Justice
Fighting continues in Ethiopia amid UN call for human rights probe
Chef Elijah Amoo Addo (right) prepares food to distribute as part of Food for All Africa.
Food
This Ghanaian chef quit his job to fight hunger in vulnerable African communities
A forensics officer secures the scene of a blast next to the central police station in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. 
Violence
Twin suicide bombings kill at least 3 people in Uganda
People chant slogans during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021.
Protest
‘Millions March’ protests planned across Sudan as military doubles down on power grab
People protest in Khartoum, Sudan, after a military coup earlier this week, Oct. 29, 2021.
Conflict & Justice
Amid plans of mass protests, Sudan’s military suggests ousted prime minister can return to power
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters take to the streets to condemn a takeover by military officials in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021.
Protest
Protests erupt across Sudan against military coup
A still from "I Am Samuel" scene at sunset on a farm in Kenya.
LGBTQ
‘It’s about love’: Kenyan filmmaker says he’ll appeal a government ban on his LGBTQ doc
Liberian school children in the courtyard at Cathedral High School as students arrive in the morning to attend class in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. 
Critical State
How we make decisions about politics in the aftermath of conflict
Rumbila Abdullahi and her husband, Ibrahim Abdi, hold their newborn son, Nabeel, outside their home in Springfield, Massachusetts.
On Course
This refugee’s academic success in the US comes with plenty of complications — and joy
In this image made from video, Rwandan and Mozambican police speak to returnees in Palma, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique
Conflict
​​International support bolsters Mozambique’s fight against insurgents in Cabo Delgado
Two rows of wooden pews are shown with several people standing while a priest is at the front of the church.
Sacred Nation
Two years after revolution, Christians in Sudan evaluate gains
Captured members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force are marched through the streets to prison under guard by Tigray Forces
Global Politics
‘Eritrean forces have to get out of Ethiopia,’ analyst says
A large elephant among green trees and green grass
Environment
Kenya launches its first-ever national census for wildlife
Women wear red, white, and green clothes and march in a parade celebrating independence.
Global Politics
Self-declared state of Somaliland celebrates 30 years of independence
In this photo taken Aug. 17, 2012, one of the few remaining miners digs out soil which will later be filtered for traces of cassiterite, the major ore of tin, at Nyabibwe mine, in eastern Congo. 
Critical State
Rebels with a business cause: Part II
Migrants wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 sit at a pier as Italian police officers stand by.
Migration
Some migrants crossing the Mediterranean say they prefer death to being returned
Chad's President Déby wearing an olive-green outfit
Leaders
In the wake of Chadian President Idriss Déby’s death, a transitional military council will lead the country
John Magufuli wears glasses a green shirt and speaks at a podium with a green background
Obituary
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at 61
Two young Ivory Coast men stand in a crowded prison with a small lantern lit.
Arts, Culture & Media
Ivory Coast film ‘Night of the Kings’ makes Oscar short list
Three Ethiopian travelers sit inside a blue bus with white-bordered windows, saying goodbye to someone whose arms rest on the window frame.
Borders
Tensions mount at Sudan-Ethiopia border as refugees flee Tigray conflict 
Tigray refugee children sing and dance inside a tent run by UNICEF for children's activities, in Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
Displacement
Ethiopians struggle to reach loved ones inside the Tigray region
A woman wears a plaid head wrap and dress and poses near a transistor radio
Fashion
Iconic ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag gets refashioned as a meditation on migration
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, left, is shown the way by Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,China, April 24, 2019.
On China's New Silk Road
As Ethiopia’s civil conflict intensifies, the future for Chinese investment is uncertain
(Clockwise from top left) Meklit Hadero in red lighting, Sinkane stsnding in front of wooden wall, Diana Gameros standing in front of a brick wall and Hello Psychaleppo looking down at a keyboard.
Movement
Four musicians grapple with the same question: What is home?
Three poll workers wearing white shirts and hats sit at a table together and sort through papers
Elections
Tanzania’s internet restrictions during election are ‘despicable,’ digital rights activist says
Protesters clap and cheer on the streets under a hot sun and blue sky, with one woman wearing sunglasses and head covering
Foreign policy
Sudanese celebrate planned removal from US terror list
An African man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt sings at the piano into a microphone
Coronavirus Art
A new study on coronavirus songs in Africa looks at the impact of music with a message
A man wearing military uniform holds gun up in air in open truck with other men cheering
Leaders
After military coup, uncertainty hangs over Mali’s future
Gandega Bakary, 16, who is originally from Mali, has been living on the street in France, even amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Migration
Who is responsible for migrant youth in France? 
A person washes a wall with painted big yellow hammer and sickle of the Chinese Communist Party.
Critical State
Illiberalism isn’t just rising — it’s spreading (Part II)
Art pieces a scammer claimed were photographed in Cameroon and authorized by UNESCO for sale and export. The art collector paid 6,000 euros before calling UNESCO and realizing the fraud.
Arts
UNESCO says scammers are using its logo to defraud art collectors
Volunteers sit in plastic chairs as a medical professional gives a talk
COVID-19
South Africa begins coronavirus vaccine trial
A black man and a black woman pose in a hug for a publicity photo of the film "Cook Off"
Arts, Culture & Media
This Zimbabwe rom-com could be your next Netflix binge
Doreen Oport, who was injured in the attack on the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya in 1998, stands outside the US Supreme Court after oral arguments in Washington, Feb. 24, 2020.
The State Dept. is nearing a deal over 1998 terrorism victims. But can Sudan pay it?
The abandoned headquarters of Mozambican opposition party Renamo is pictured in the port city of Beira, ahead of local government elections, Nov. 19, 2013.
Critical State
Life after combat: How relationships in wartime continue to shape society
Three large royal statues of the Kingdom of Dahomey
Arts
Benin negotiates with France to return precious objects taken during colonial war
President Magufuli stands in front of a podium.
Human rights
Activists in Tanzania spend the holidays behind bars amid crackdown on free expression
Pierre Mambele
Obituary
The man behind the wheel of Congo’s news
A young man works on a screen print design
Business, Economics and Jobs
Will a German investment in Ghana’s youth slow down migration?
A woman porter in Ceuta wears colorful straw hat and leopard print jacket
Borders
Morocco’s ‘mule women’ risk their lives hauling goods across the border from Spain
Two Sudanese men give a two-finger salute to the camera. Behind them a pile of tires is burning.
Sudan’s military council meets with opposition to steer country toward democracy
A man holds a poster of eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar
Conflict & Justice
Libyan warlord took a twisted path to Tripoli