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The tragic murder of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the US has sparked renewed conversation about the challenges African children face in foreign schools.

While Javits's father suspects his son's killing may have been linked to bullying, police have yet to confirm any connection. However, his death has prompted many to share their own experiences of bullying while stud...


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Opposition MPs in Ghana are demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the alleged sale and irregular issuance of diplomatic and service passports to unqualified individuals. The opposition claims that about 300 Ghanaians have travelled to Europe and other destinations using the documents. In a recently released statement by the ministry of foreign Affairs the ministry says its p...


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The Democratic Republic of Congo has enacted a new law setting out the conditions for organising national referendums, a move that is intensifying political debate over possible constitutional change. The legislation was promulgated by President Félix Tshisekedi and formally read out on national television by a deputy presidential spokesperson, bringing into force a measure t...


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South Africa's liberation party, African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst result in municipal elections since the end of apartheid, securing 31% of the national vote against 25 % for its main rival, the democratic Alliance (DA) and Former President Jacob Zuma's party uMkhonto weSiwe had just 10% putting it in the third place.  While the ANC remains the country’s...


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A BBC Africa Eye investigation follows the journey and tragic end of a Sierra Leonan commercial sex worker battling substance addiction, kidnapped into sexual slavery twice, beaten, exploited and trapped by addiction. Her life mirrored the struggles facing countless young women in Sierra Leone. The full interview is on YouTube #BBCAfricaEye And, a blind Nigerian athlete's qu...


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