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West Africa, from transit to production of illicit drugs

PHOTO©ISSOUF SANOGO/AFPWest Africa has found a new niche in the international drug trade.

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Food Ready-to-eat Ethiopian or a Big Mac? It's a no brainer

Photo/Taste of Ethiopia©All Rights reservedDiaspora entrepreneurs have taken Ethiopian food to stores and pop-up restaurants in the US.

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When best to start a fire

File photo © SATORI/FOTOLIAForest fires often cause devastation to the harvests of smallholder farmers and long-term damage to fragile ecosystems.

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Some African countries reinstate death penalty - Amnesty International

Photo©ReutersAmnesty International (AI) has appealed to South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, The Gambia and Botswana to abolish the death penalty, which they have reinstated.

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Rwanda: Genocide wounds take time to heal

Jacqueline Murekatete launched Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner, a genocide prevention programme in 2007/Photo©Africa Renewal/Bo Li Almost two decades after the genocide in Rwanda many are still dealing with the consequences of the violence that left hundreds of thousands dead. According to Jacqueline Murekatete "a lot of them are still fighting to get their properties back".

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African Angles: Hugo Chavez, the bold experimenter

Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez/Photo©ReutersThe former Venezuelan president's radical reforms influenced the rise of African resource nationalism.

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Music: Sandra Nkaké takes nothing for granted

Sandra Nkaké wows audiences with her theatricality live/Photo©BENJAMIN COLLOMBELThe Franco-Cameroonian star mixes musical styles and social awareness in her latest album.

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