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Ihram in Hajj: Why do Muslim pilgrims wear white cloth?
Pilgrims typically don the white garment before entering the state of Ihram, usually at designated Meeqat points around Mecca or at their hotel or residence if they're already in Mecca, before or on the 8th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
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Togolese artist, who police said was 'arrested for treatment', apologises for criticising president
Aamron, a Togolese rapper known for criticising President Faure Gnassingbe's rule, reappeared on Thursday in a video apology after more than a week in detention, where police said he was being "treated."
Inside Kakuma: How Kenya's refugee camp is championing clean energy
A refugee camp’s fight against hunger and deforestation sparks a sustainable energy revolution in the form of briquettes made out of waste.
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Hamza Kyeyune,
Hamza Kyeyune
Ihram in Hajj: Why do Muslim pilgrims wear white cloth?
Pilgrims typically don the white garment before entering the state of Ihram, usually at designated Meeqat points around Mecca or at their hotel or residence if they're already in Mecca, before or on the 8th day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
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Staff Reporter
How Uganda is shifting gears to overhaul public transport
A new law banning individual taxi ownership in favour of cooperative associations is shaking up Uganda's public transport system, promising passengers improved safety and convenience while leaving many operators anxious about losing their independenc
Striking parallels: How Traoré's vision for Burkina Faso mirrors Sankara’s legacy
Ibrahim Traoré’s rise echoes the revolutionary legacy of Thomas Sankara, harnessing pan-African fervour to dismantle Western influence, embrace economic self-sufficiency and ignite a movement that captivates the continent’s youth.
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Emmanuel Oduor
Double battle: Sudanese caught in the crosshairs of war and cholera
Sylvia Chebet
ECOWAS at 50: West African bloc caught between ambition and reality
Franck Noudofinin
Why Kenya’s new approach to disability rights is more than a law
Pauline Odhiambo
Teaching Turkish to the world is Anadolu University’s new mission
Global interest in the Turkish language, stoked by TV and films, has inspired an academic opportunity through an accessible, digital-first associate degree aimed at international learners.
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Staff Reporter
Omolara Cole: Couture to stitching stories of unspoken childhood trauma in Nigeria
A Nigerian fashion entrepreneur channels her creativity and conscience into a powerful narrative on childhood trauma, seamlessly weaving advocacy into her life’s purpose.
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Charles Mgbolu
How repeated natural disasters test Somalia’s spirit to rebuild
Somalia, battered by cycles of drought and floods that have turned millions into climate refugees, soldiers on in the face of disasters fuelled by ecological missteps elsewhere.
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Nuri Aden,
Nuri Aden
'Where is my hand?': Mwendwa’s trauma and Kenya's revolutionary surgery
Kenyan surgeons achieve a groundbreaking milestone in nerve rerouting, restoring sensation to an amputee’s missing hand to redefine the future of reconstructive surgery.
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Sylvia Chebet
Why is Burkina Faso’s Traoré seen as a ‘different’ leader?
Burkina Faso's youthful leader has raised the stakes in his defiance of Western expectations by consistently projecting his anti-colonial stance and pursuing a robust policy of resource nationalism.
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Millicent Akeyo
Berlin Conference: How colonial cartography created Africa’s turmoil
The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 redrew Africa’s map without its people’s consent, setting the stage for deep ethnic divisions, fragile states, and conflicts that persist to this day.
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Susan Mwongeli
Why Lumumba’s 1960 call to freedom was a speech like no other
Patrice Lumumba’s legacy of the Democratic Republic of Congo's sovereignty is defined by his historic speech at the nation’s independence ceremony, one that shattered colonial illusions while igniting both hope and turmoil.
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Firmain Eric Mbadinga
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Pauline Odhiambo
How solidarity is bridging Africa’s refugee funding gaps
6 min read
Pauline Odhiambo,
Pauline Odhiambo
‘No food, no water, just death’: Sudan’s tears become Chad’s burden
4 min read
Pauline Odhiambo
How nurses in Kenya, Nigeria and Mali fight against odds to save lives
4 min read
Unpunished crimes: British soldiers’ reign of rape and murder in Kenya
7 min read
Burundi’s burden: DRC refugees caught between war and misery
The humanitarian crisis triggered by fighting in DRC has deepened as thousands of Congolese refugees sheltered in Burundi grapple with overcrowding in camps, disease, and declining aid.
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Pauline Odhiambo,
Pauline Odhiambo
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