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Ghana plans to apply for BRICS membership. Could joining the bloc boost investment, trade and industrial growth, or complicate the country's long-standing policy of non-alignment?

Zambia's new five-year US health partnership followed a dispute over patient data, biological specimens and critical minerals. Officials say those clauses are gone, but concerns remain.

Ten years into Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, ordinary people continue to bear the cost of the conflict. Lucy Riley speaks to Nkongho and DW's Moki Edwin Kindzeka about what it will take to bring lasting peace.

Kenya is rushing to contain Ebola after a man who travelled from the DRC through Uganda tested positive and later died. Lucy Riley speaks to Dr Dennis Miskella and DW's Felix Maringa about Kenya's preparedness.

Europe is considering sending rejected asylum seekers to Rwanda and possibly Uganda. What will it mean for Rwanda and African migrants?

Cape Town plans a $6m highway barrier to curb crime and save lives. Critics say the money should fund housing and sanitation. Will it make communities safer?

In the space of just one week in September, Nigerians challenged two Guinness World Records. What's driving the quest for global titles?

Four years after a civil war in Tigray, fighting is back. This time, former enemies are joining forces against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Could Ethiopia be heading towards an even wider conflict?

A new World Bank report puts the spotlight on the myriad of challenges that businesses operating in Kenya face — heavy taxation, bribery and regulatory hurdles. What reforms are needed to unlock meaningful change?

Ghana's multilingual first lady faced an intense backlash on social media over her spoken English recently. Is the ability to master a former colonial language evidence of intelligence or fitness for public life?