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Melania Trump kicks off Africa tour in Ghana
In tonight's edition: Melania Trump heads to Ghana to start off her first Africa trip. Also, hundreds of thousands of Cameroonians forced from their homes by the country's…
The Interview
'Africa has a responsibility to its young people,' Ghana's president says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo reacted to the ongoing migrant crisis, in particular the exodus of young Africans to Europe. Speaking on the…
Eye On Africa
Call for probe after DR Congo activist dies in house fire
A political activist in the Democratic Republic of Congo dies in a suspicious fire. Luc Nkulula founded a pro-democracy movement strongly opposed to President Kabila remaining in…
Eye On Africa
ICC overturns war crimes conviction of Congolese politician Jean-Pierre Bemba
A former Congolese vice president has his convictions for war crimes overturned. Jean-Pierre Bemba had previously been sentenced for failing to stop rapes and murders committed…
Eye On Africa
Abiye Ahmed approved as Ethiopia’s new prime minister
In tonight's bulletin: Abiye Ahmed is set to become Ethiopia's next prime minister, Donald Trump gives Liberian immigrants one year to leave or face deportation, and we meet…
Health hoaxes in Africa, and a teacher's viral photo
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In The World Papers
Surrogacy, bear chow & relocation: How scientists plan to save polar bears from extinction
IN THE WORLD PAPERS - Tuesday, February 27: Slovakian authorities vow to investigate the suspected murder of a prominent investigative journalist, the second such killing in…
Ghana filmmaker campaigns to deter skin bleaching
Many women across Africa use unregulated skin bleaching products in a bid to fit into perceived standards of beauty that put more value on fairer skin than dark. In Ghana,…
Eye On Africa
Cape Town drought: Mayor says residents 'callously' using too much water
In Cape Town, new water restrictions are brought in to tackle the worst drought in 100 years. Also, a year into his presidency, Ghana's leader Nana Akufo-Addo says his efforts to…
Eye On Africa
AU-EU summit wraps up with calls for evacuation of Libyan migrant camps
In this edition: The EU and African Union summit in Abidjan wraps up, with leaders from both blocs agreeing to ramp up efforts to repatriate migrants being held in Libyan…
Recycling West’s used phones for sake of environment
This Christmas, it is estimated that more than 400 million smartphones will be sold across the globe. Their lifespan will average at around two years, then a large part of them…
Macron’s Africa tour: security, business and new French-African ties?
Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day tour of Africa Tuesday which will take him to Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Ghana. The French leader wants to redefine his country’s waning…
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