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Studio 189's founders Rosario Dawson (left) and Abrima Erwiah

Ghana’s celebrity stylings

Journalist Britt Collins shines the spotlight on a New York-Accra fashion brand, combining African designs, ethically sourced fabrics – and a touch of Hollywood glamour. When Abrima Erwiah and Rosario Dawson started their socially conscious clothing brand Studio 189, they…
Liberian soldiers fighting in Mali. PA Images

Liberians hailed in Mali conflict 

UN praises West African peacekeepers as Mali’s Islamicist insurgency hots up. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia. Liberia has committed to doing more to help solve Mali’s deadly Islamicist insurgency, after two more international peacekeepers – both from France – were killed by…
Donkeys are being stolen and killed for Chinese 'medicine'. Photo: The Donkey Sanctuary

Africans fight new poaching crisis 

Across Africa, millions of donkeys are being stolen and brutally slaughtered to meet China’s insatiable demand for their skins. And, as Jill Starley-Grainger reports, it’s having a devasting effect on the people who rely on them to survive. When people talk about animal crime in Africa,…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigning during the 2016 Brexit referendum. PA Images

Africa Brexit deal hits the buffers

There are just days to go before Britain finally severs ties with the EU. But with the UK in chaos, Martins Azuwike asks whether Africa’s UK trade deals will ever happen? Since Britain voted to leave the European Union in…
Malawi to consider changes to its anti-sodomy laws

Malawi debates gay marriage

Malawi's new government announces possible changes to anti-sodomy legislation, including allowing gay couples to marry. Malawi made headlines last month after announcing to a UN conference that it may not only decriminalise gay sex – but it is also considering…
No respite for Libya migrants

No respite for Libya migrants

Stuck between warring locals and a locked down Europe, African migrants are facing exploitation, harassment and murder in Libya. By Zachary Ochieng The Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing civil war in Libya have exacerbated the challenges faced by the country’s…
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