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A Kenyan cosmetics line is pushing for beauty products that actually suit African women

Africa is changing China as much as China is changing Africa

These nine charts tell you what’s in store for Africa in 2018

ByLily Kuo Lynsey Chutel Abdi Latif Dahir Yomi Kazeem

China’s ban on the sale of ivory is finally going into effect

Beijing is cultivating the next generation of African elites by training them in China

Early humans migrated out of Africa much earlier than we thought

A guide on how not to act like a ‘white savior’ while volunteering in Africa

Chinese manufacturing may not be moving to Africa all that soon

South Sudan’s youth cope with war by partying in the day time

Breakaway state Somaliland has elected a former rebel commander as its new president

There’s at least one place in Africa where China’s “win win” diplomacy is failing

There’s legitimate suspicion that China approved of Zimbabwe’s coup

Chinese mines in Africa provide better roads but not more jobs for locals

Only a third of Kenyans voted in the repeat presidential election

ByAbdi Latif Dahir Lily Kuo Abdi Latif Dahir

Boycotts, weariness, and fear mark the start of Kenya’s repeat presidential election

ByAbdi Latif Dahir Lily Kuo Abdi Latif Dahir

A Nairobi photographer captures the “beauty in the mayhem” of Kenya’s rainy season

China’s “rogue aid” to Africa isn’t as much or as controversial as we thought

Rare photos of life inside an ancient kingdom capture Nigeria’s transition to independence

Google celebrates the life of former slave turned abolitionist Olaudah Equiano

A museum in China put on an exhibit called “This is Africa” that compares Africans to animals

ByEcho Huang Lily Kuo Echo Huang