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A man holds up a sign, which reads: "Faure still how many death by you", during an opposition protest calling for the immediate resignation of President Faure Gnassingbe in Lome, Togo, September 6, 2017.

BLOCKED

WhatsApp’s role as a government protest tool is in the spotlight again as Togo blocks it

A vendor sells a map of Africa along the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi April 24, 2015. While recent unrest has plunged the small, landlocked nation of Burundi into its worst crisis since the end of a conflict a decade ago, Reuters photographer Thomas Mukoya shows the realities of daily life. Amid rising tensions in a region with a history of ethnic conflict, crowds of cheering, singing people streamed onto the streets of Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, on a day that may amount to a coup prompted by a bid by President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek a third term in office. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO NAMBIA?

There are 55 real African countries but Hollywood, and now Trump, keep making more up

Cinema Addis Ababa 1935

BACK IN THE DAY

These vintage photos capture the lives of young Ethiopians in Addis Ababa 50 years ago

A report says that produce and meat in Nairobi are laced with toxins.

EMPTY SHELVES

East Africa’s family-owned retailers are struggling to adapt to a changing business

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