Africa News Headlines
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Tourist from Minnesota who was killed by an elephant in Zambia was an adventurer, family says
Family members described an American tourist who was killed in Africa when a bull elephant charged the truck she was riding in as an adventurer
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Nigeria seeks to try crypto exchange Binance executives over alleged money laundering, tax evasion
Nigerian authorities has asked in court for cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to be tried for alleged money laundering and tax evasion, the first legal step following weeks of a criminal investigation into the trading platform
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Senegal swears in Africa's youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise
Senegal has inaugurated Africa’s youngest elected leader as president, as the 44-year-old and previously little-known Bassirou Diomaye Faye completed a dramatic ascent from prison to palace within weeks
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Abortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and providers don't advertise it
More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion
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The pioneer of America's embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair
Dr. John Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, his career intertwined with a U.S. program that has transformed care in some of the hardest-hit countries and saved an estimated 25 million lives
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Ambassadors lay flowers at site of Moscow concert hall massacre
Foreign diplomats in Russia have laid flowers at the site of last week’s attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people
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As conflict worsens in eastern Congo, 2 armed groups pledge to respect civilians
Representatives of two armed groups in Congo signed solemn pledges this week to both their violence-wracked country and the wider world: We will do better to respect and protect civilians
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It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year