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Angolan President seeks re-election amidst toughest contest +++ Raila Odinga challenges presidential election result in Kenyan Supreme Court +++ The push to fuse ECCAS and CEMAC +++ Liberia's experience with infectious diseases +++ Sports

Nigeria's aviation industry troubles +++ Why is it so expensive to fly within Africa? +++ Zambians unimpressed by lower fuel prices +++ Zimbabwe and cryptocurrencies +++ Sports: Uganda seeks to reward successful athletes

Nigerian electricity union suspends strike that caused nationwide blackout +++ Calls to end unjust deals dominate SADC summit +++ Are men obsessed with having sons? +++ Rwanda census: LGBT+ community wants to be counted

Nigerian electricity union suspends strike that caused nationwide blackout +++ Calls to end unjust deals dominate SADC summit +++ Are men obsessed with having sons? +++ Rwanda census: LGBT+ community wants to be counted

If your wife or girlfriend became pregnant, would you hope for a boy rather than a girl? A son can can be a source of great pride for fathers in eastern Uganda. A couple with only daughters often feels pressure have a boy too. The are instances where men stray from their partners to have sons.

Raila Odinga rejects election results+++10 years since South Africa's Marikana massacre+++Zambia to build plant for EVs

Kenyans wait for presidential election official results +++ Guinea's situation after the dissolution of the opposition +++Widow of the Nigerian man who was beaten to death in Italy +++ The stubborn xenophobia in S.African society +++ Starmakers Intv. Octopizzo, Kenyan hip-hop star

The widow of the Nigerian man who was beaten to death by a white Italian man on a street in Italy on July 29, says she has yet to come to terms with her husband's murder. She says Alika Ogochukwu was the breadwinner in their family although he was living with a disability. Listen to what Charity Oriakhi told DW Africa about her late husband.

Kenya electoral body won't announce presidential results today +++ Who is likely to win the elections Raila Odinga or William Ruto?+++ Liberia-megaphones for selling phone airtime +++ Zambia portrait of Precious Shamende, a struggling student helping others +++ Climate change in Kenya's elections

Kenyans vote in close-fought election race+++Kenya's close presidential election draws fewer voters++Kenyan in the diaspora vote for the first time