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Dr Tatu Kamau, the petitioner in the case seeking to have anti-Female Genital Mutilation laws declared unconstitutional, gives her testimony before a three-judge bench at the Milimani Law Court, at the Nairobi High Court, in Nairobi, on October 24, 2019. (Photo by Stafford Ondego / AFP) (Photo by STAFFORD ONDEGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Kenyan doctor is seeking to legalize female genital mutilation

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Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world

South Africa's white sharks

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Putin just took a victory lap in the Middle East. Now he's turning to Africa

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Nigeria improves in World Bank ease of doing business ranking, but is it easier to do business there?

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Phoebe Ouma is illustrating African women like you have never seen before

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Jessica Nabongo completes quest to visit every country in the world

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They survived genocide, these men are teaching vulnerable children to heal using photography

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The first genuine 'made-in-Africa' smartphone is in Rwanda

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Unlocking the life-saving secrets of African DNA

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'Sex for grades' scandal in Nigeria

Nigerian student Monica Osagie secretly taped her lecturer demanding sex for better marks. She speaks exclusively to CNN about blowing the whistle.

Mother to UN: Keep fighting for Chibok girls

HARARE, ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe clenches his fist to salute Zanu PF comrades in Harare, 03 May 2000. Mugabe launched his ruling party election manifesto today ahead the upcoming elections. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO ODD ANDERSEN. (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Robert Mugabe's legacy is complicated

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Lagos is the world's 10th largest city with between 17 and 22 million people, although no-one seems to be counting. / AFP PHOTO / STEFAN HEUNIS (Photo credit should read STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Why the 'giant of Africa' still struggles with extreme poverty

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