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Ghana bars recruits over stretch marks
Those with bleached skin and stretch marks are disqualified from jobs with Ghana's immigration service.
- 8 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Africa highlights: No charges for Tanzania's pregnant schoolgirls, 'anti-Grace Mugabe heckler dies'
Authorities pursue those who impregnated the girls, Magura Charumbira died on Monday in a road accident, and more stories
- From the section Africa
First law against rape in Somaliland
Until now, families arranged for victims to be forced to marry their rapists to avoid being shamed.
- 8 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Cameroon separatist 'arrested in Nigeria'
- 8 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Student killed in Sudan bread protests
- 8 January 2018
Thirteen dead in south Senegal attack
- 6 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Migrants drown as dinghy sinks off Libya
- 6 January 2018
- From the section Africa
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Migrants drown in year’s ‘first sinking’
- 7 January 2018
- From the section Africa
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The female brewmaster making craft lager
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Business
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Meet Marseille's super-fan from Senegal
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Africa
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Could flying medicines help save lives?
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Stories
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The rise of African contemporary art
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Business
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Nigeria's 'girl empowerment' initiative
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Business
African football
Sport Pitroipa aims to relaunch career in Belgium
- 8 January 2018
- From the section Football
Sport Kargbo Jnr aiming to play for Belgium
- 8 January 2018
- From the section Football
Our reporters
Clare Spencer: Five African tech trends for 2018
- 3 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Stephanie Hegarty: Nigerians sold into slavery in Libya
- 2 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Umaru Fofana: Can this ex-footballer answer Liberia's call?
- 29 December 2017
- From the section Africa
Features & Analysis
Romania's changing face
The African singers who have won the heart of a country
- 9 January 2018
- From the section Africa
AfroPunk's homecoming
Festival for alternative black culture finally comes to Africa
- 7 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Africa's week in pictures
Mohican revellers, bagpipes at sunset and see-sawing
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Africa
In the crosshairs
Who's behind massive growth in rhino poaching?
- 5 January 2018
- From the section World
Letter from Africa
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Why Nigerians aim for Europe
In the lap of gods
- 21 December 2017
- From the section Africa
Mannir Dan Ali: Why Nigeria needs multi-lingual soldiers
- 6 December 2017
- From the section Africa
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: Escaping the leprosy colony
- 26 November 2017
- From the section Africa
Petina Gappah: Mugabe and me
- 25 November 2017
- From the section Africa
Watch/Listen
Video 0:54
Migrants drown in year’s ‘first sinking’
- 7 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Video 1:43
The female brewmaster making craft lager
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Business
Video 1:00
Meet Marseille's super-fan from Senegal
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Africa
Video 3:08
Could flying medicines help save lives?
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Stories
Video 2:34
The rise of African contemporary art
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Business
Video 3:14
Nigeria's 'girl empowerment' initiative
- 5 January 2018
- From the section Business
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