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Empowering Nigerian youth

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:59:32 EDT

Nigeria's Finance Minister discusses her long-term strategy for the country's future economic success.

Changing economic landscape

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:26:16 EDT

MPA looks at how grassroots companies in Africa are changing the economic fabric of many countries on the continent.

Latest African gold rush: Hotels

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:22:59 EDT

Major international hotel chains are increasingly rolling out thousands of new rooms in Africa's business hotspots, keen to expand their footprint on the continent's burgeoning economies.

A pioneer for Nigerian writers

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:51 EDT

CNN's Zain Verjee meets Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who talks about what inspires her work and making an impact back home.

Josephat Torner: Albino activist

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:23:36 EDT

Born an albino, Josephat Torner has overcome discrimination and stigmatism in his country, Tanzania.

Nobel Prize for African midwife?

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:51:19 EDT

Dressed in a pink uniform, midwife Esther Madudu shuffles past rows of beds to check on the five babies she delivered the night before inside a small health center in rural eastern Uganda.

Exotic islands blend global cultures

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:23:15 EDT

Once uninhabited, Inside Africa explores what makes the Seychelles more than a tourist destination.

Tracing human origins

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:24:35 EDT

CNN's Errol Barnett explores what ancient fossil sites in South Africa reveal about how human species came to be.

Rebranding Sierra Leone

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:40:21 EDT

Vladimir Duthiers explores Sierra Leone's history as a slave outpost as well as its hope for the future.

Fearless food: Octopus curry

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:31:17 EDT

Restaurant owner Maria Soubana prepares a traditional meal that blends local produce and spices from the Seychelles.

Is Egypt dangerous for tourists?

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:19:22 EDT

The millions of people working in tourism in Egypt have been hit hard by the unrest. Here's what they're thinking.

Troops to build roads in Africa?

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:35:00 EDT

Could Africa's armed forces be a secret weapon in building roads and infrastructure across the continent?

Africa's 'dead women walking'

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:13 EDT

It's practically unheard of in the United States and most Western countries. But it's a terrible occurrence in a culture where a woman's status and dignity is decided by her ability to provide a husband with multiple children.

Protecting 'blue gold' from pirates

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:56:30 EDT

Fishermen in the Seychelles have been victims of Somali pirates, but gunboats may not be enough to protect their livelihoods.

Nigerians ask, are we at war?

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:34 EDT

"When we now appear in foreign news segments we are right there with Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq ... places that are in full blown war and used to seem so far away," writes Victor Ehikhamenor.

Activist's fight against witchcraft

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:53:52 EDT

Albinos in Tanzania have been attacked and killed because some people believe their body parts bring good luck. But one albino is fighting back.

School for child rape victims

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:37:02 EDT

The Elman Peace and Human Rights Center, the first rape crisis center in Somalia, is part of an effort to halt the sexual violence plaguing the country.

Bourdain: Morocco's hashish

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:19:11 EDT

In a some what tongue-and-cheek segment chock full of denials, Anthony Bourdain highlights hashish in Moroccan culture.

Inside slave trade ghost town

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:45:38 EDT

Bunce Island, Sierra Leone, was a British slave trading post in the 18th century. From its shores, tens of thousands of Africans were forcefully shipped to the American colonies.

Africa's football factory scoring big

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:57:21 EDT

Africa's only formal ball manufacturer, Alive & Kicking uses the continent's passion for sport to create jobs, provide access to sport equipment and raise health awareness.

Financial, family woes of Winnie Mandela

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:28:52 EDT

"This shouldn't be happening," said a visibly nervous and frustrated court sheriff as he knocked at the gate belonging to a woman still considered by many South Africans as the "mother of the nation."

Condition creates 'walking dead'

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:39:37 EDT

It's a condition practically unheard of in the United States and most Western countries. But in a culture where a woman's status and dignity is decided by her ability to provide a husband with multiple children, it can be a fate worse than death.

Kids' playground made from trash

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:28:53 EDT

A Ugandan artist has created an incredible children's playground built entirely from trash.

Uncovering Egypt's sex pests

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:06 EDT

A man dresses as a woman and goes undercover to expose sexual harassment in Egypt, CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Writer cries over Achebe praise

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:33:16 EDT

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on receiving praise from her inspiration, legendary Nigerian storyteller Chinua Achebe.

Nigerian forces tout 'massive deployment'

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:23:16 EDT

An ongoing "massive deployment" against insurgent groups in northern Nigeria by special forces killed at least 14 suspected terrorists, says Nigeria's defense ministry.

Report: Islamist militants claim 2 deadly attacks in Niger

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:01 EDT

Twenty-five people, including six assailants, were killed in vehicle bombs and attacks on a uranium mine and an army barracks about 200 kilometers apart in Niger early Thursday, the African nation's minister of domestic affairs said.

Security forces, protesters clash in Tunisia

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:43:08 EDT

Tunisian security forces clashed Sunday with supporters of a hardline Islamist group who were holding a conference despite a government ban.

Mine violence plagues South Africa

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:04:17 EDT

Another strike shuts down one of the world's largest platinum producers in South Africa. CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

2 sentenced for funding Somali terror group

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:21:01 EDT

A federal court has sentenced two Minnesota women to lengthy prison sentences for soliciting donations in the name of charity, then funneling the funds to Somali militants.

Official: Benghazi hospital blast accidental

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:45:02 EDT

A potent, bloody blast this week near a Benghazi hospital is not believed to have been set off by terrorists, but rather was more likely an accident, a Libyan official said Thursday.

Egypt: Alleged al-Qaeda bomb plotter to stay in jail

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:25:21 EDT

An alleged al Qaeda member accused of plotting to bomb France's embassy was ordered Tuesday to remain in jail, a development that comes as U.S. authorities asked its citizens in Egypt to remain alert due to possible civic unrest and violence.

Death toll in Rwanda building collapse at 6

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:15:27 EDT

The death toll in the Rwandan building collapse now stands at six, national police said Wednesday.

Casualties reported in Benghazi blast

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:10:18 EDT

(CNN) -A car bomb exploded in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, killing and wounding an unknown number of people, the state news agency reported.