Zimbabwe seeks AfDB mediation over its 10 billion debt +++ Food shortage in Darfur+++Royals from Cameroon's Bangwa region meet their stolen art in Germany for the first time in 100 years+++ Kigali Community markets radios used for information and business+++Audience with the Pope: Francis moves to quash the rumour mill

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African nations are making enormous progress in protecting the rights of woment o access the essential reproductive healthcare. This is according to the Center for Reproductive Health who have hailed the recent decision by Sierra Leone’s government to back a bill that will legalize abortion. At the same time, Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, is also considering legalizing abortion.

Nigeria's ruling party picks Muslim ex-governor as VP for 2023++South Africa shocked by bar shootings, police hunt suspects+++Future of journalism at stake in Africa

Angola's former president dos Santos dies aged 79++ Daughter of Angola's Dos Santos demands autopsy on foul play fears++ Gunman assassinates Japan ex-PM Abe on campaign trail

World celebrates Kiswahili Day as language spreads across Africa+++ Bumpy roadmap to civilian rule in Sudan as political impasse ensues+++ Why is Northern Cyprus appealing to African students?+++ Kenyan women tackle stereotypes facing young mothers

DW launches new podcast with South Africa’s Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio +++ Rwandan, DR Congo leaders in talks over clashes in eastern DRC+++South Africa's Ramaphosa blames alcohol 'scourge' for tavern tragedy+++Nigeria's Katsina state pays parents to send their kids to school

Rwandan President Paul Kagame hits back at critics that his country supports M23 rebels+++Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to meet with Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame+++Ghana's teachers protest high cost of living

Germany agrees to repatriate stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria+++Rwanda’s muted 60th Independence Day

Congo finally buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba +++ Why is Patrice Lumumba so important to the Congo's struggle for independence +++ Angola Election 2022: ‘Dirty tricks’ as polls nears +++ Drug use across sub-Saharan Africa to increase, UN predicts +++Homelessness in Cape Town spikes as economic pressure mounts

Scores displaced as Mozambique Islamist insurgency intensifies +++ Security tightened in Eswatini on protest anniversary +++ DW’s AfricaLink speaks exclusively to Michael Mensah, Deputy CEO of the new Development Bank +++ Nigerian oil marketers blamed for causing artificial fuel scarcity +++ Senegalese making clean energy from peanut shells