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History preserved: A member of the Ethiocolor group performs a traditional dance at the Fendika Cultural Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Amanuel Sileshi/Getty Images)

Threatened Ethiopian cabaret lives to dance another day

Decades-old venue in Ethiopia’s capital is a repository for the country’s culture

After a decade of dynamic growth during the 2010s, Africa’s second-most populous country has suffered multiple shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, a record drought, a two-year war in its northernmost region of Tigray and the global effect of the invasion of Ukraine.

‘Everything increasing except wages’: inflation batters Ethiopia

After a decade of growth during the 2010s, the country has suffered setbacks, including the pandemic and a severe drought

Burundi protests turn violent as poll delayed

The Burundian presidency pushed back elections by 10 days as police clashed with protesters, shooting and killing a soldier.

War-torn South Sudan marks its third anniversary of independence on Wednesday.

S Sudan marks third anniversary as famine looms

The world’s youngest nation marks its third anniversary of independence while a civil war rages and its citizens remain at risk of severe hunger.

South Africa has denied the Dalai Lama a visa three times in five years

Kagame’s party set to win Rwanda elections by landslide

Paul Kagame’s RPF, which has run the country since ending the genocide nearly 20 years ago, are headed for a predicted landslide win.

Residents of a camp for the internally displaced named “Kihoto” sit outside their makeshift shelters.

Displaced Kenyans still live in fear since 2007 polls

In the run-up to Kenya’s elections in March, people still displaced have camped around the town of Nakuru in Rift Valley and fear renewed violence.

Ten years into war

Ten years into war, Afghan farmers still hooked on poppies

Nearly a decade into the war in Afghanistan, opium poppies are still the major crop for many farmers and a big source of income for the Taliban.

‘Total disorder’ in Congo legislative elections

The first round of Congo’s legislative elections was marked by chaos on Sunday, with long delays, protesters crying foul and about 40 smaller opposition parties boycotting the…

Congo ruling party expected to win legislative elections

President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s ruling party is expected to be the big winner of legislative elections on Sunday in Congo, where opposition complaints have had little impact.…

We were sex slaves, say captives of Janjaweed

Young women captured by the government-backed Janjaweed militia, who are accused of a reign of terror in Sudan’s Darfur region, say they were used as sex slaves and servants. Two…

Hu Jintao to unveil Beijing’s new policy towards Africa

Chinese President Hu Jintao will unveil Beijing’s new policy towards Africa in a speech to parliament in Gabon, where he is due to arrive on Sunday on the second leg of a…

War and rain conspire against cocoa growers

Unfavourable rains could not have come at a worse time for Ivory Coast’s cocoa growers, already grappling with the effects of a civil war that has torn the west African country…