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The Continent: Africa A-Z of 2021

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The highlights of 2021 in Africa

Namibia’s first lady Monica Geingos fights social media trolls

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When Monica Geingos became first lady of Namibia she received a deluge of abuse, but she extinguishes it by holding it up to the light.

Zambia’s women protest against gender-based violence

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Zambia has a longstanding reputation for being a safe, peaceful country — except if you’re a woman

Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza: Liberating Africa from land of liberté

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The cultural and political activist is on a quest to bring looted treasures back home

Meet Lula Ali Ismaïl, Djibouti’s ‘First Lady of Film’

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Lula Ali Ismaïl’s first feature-length film, Dhalinyaro, was a smash hit in her home country — and beyond

The Ugandan good Samaritan sanitising hospitals and police stations

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Compelled to make a difference during the Covid-19 pandemic, an IT consultant is now helping to keep essential services workers healthy

On the frontline: The junior doctor at Mogadishu’s Covid call centre

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In less than a week, 16 000 Somalis called into the government’s new coronavirus hotline. Dr Jihan Ali works there, advising callers and collecting and providing data to colleagues

Somalia’s enduring Bollywood love affair

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Actor Amitabh Bachchan may not know it, but he has been a superstar in Mogadishu for years

Guinea’s Condé eyes third term

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Even as Algeria and Sudan have rid themselves of their long-standing leaders, Guinea may be about to create a new president-for-life

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