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Schools in Kenya close over cost-of-living demonstrations
Some schools in Kenya have been shut indefinitely ahead of cost-of-living demonstrations

Twitter’s Ghanaian staff without severance pay
Former employees say Twitter has gone silent on all negotiations regarding payment.

Call for investigation into Darfur atrocities
Human Rights Watch wants atrocities committed in Sudan's Darfur region to be investigated

Opposition boycotts new Sierra Leone parliament
The APC is refusing to participate in government, alleging fraud in June’s elections

Is banning protests in Kenya unconstitutional?
As Kenyan demonstrators defy police, can the authorities legally enforce a protest ban?

Iran's president begins Africa tour
President Ebrahim Raisi is visiting Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe

Senegal: What's driving migrants to leave?
More than 70 migrants were rescued near Gran Canaria, why do they make these journeys?

AU troops to leave Somalia by December
The African Union has started to pull soldiers out of the country

The Russian schools ready to teach Swahili
On World Swahili Day, we take a look at how far the east African language has travelled

South Sudan unveils first-ever election plans
If it goes ahead, it will be the first election since independence