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Using hair clippings to clean oceans
A Frenchman is using hair clipping stuffed into a nylon net to soak up dangerous pollutants in our oceans.
Africans voice concern amid US election
Africans have expressed concern about the impact the US election might have on their continent.
Ethiopia seeks to remove Tigray government
Developments have raised fears that Ethiopia is sliding ever closer to a civil war that could destabilize the region.
World Stories - The Week in Reports
Spain: Parties despite coronavirus, Belgium: Hospitals at the limit, South Africa: Tidying up a tough area.
Clean-up in Hillbrow
Volunteers in Johannesburg's problem neighborhood are determined to change its image.
The dangers behind Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared war on the paramilitary TPLF group. How did the conflict come about?
Cameroon's ghost president fails to lead
Mimi Mefo Takambou
As Cameroon's Anglophone crisis drags on, longtime leader President Paul Biya has been virtually invisible.
Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa
This week on Eco Africa: Building better housing in South Africa's Soweto township and putting hair clippings to use.
Ethiopia has 'entered into war' with Tigray region
The conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region intensified as amid fears that fighting may spill into other regions.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
This week on Eco Africa: Building better housing in South Africa's Soweto township and putting hair clippings to use.
Raising climate awareness with music
In Ghana, the Young Voices Educational Foundation is warning about deforestation with online songs.
South Africa: Replacing corrugated iron with bricks
A startup from Soweto has developed affordable and sustainable bricks and their idea is really taking off.
Rwanda: Helping beekeepers become more sustainable
A practical training program is helping beekeepers in Rwanda breed queen bees that are better suited to climate change.
Ethiopia: Abiy vows to continue Tigray offensive
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said the government will launch more military attacks on the Tigray region.
Free pass for corrupt politicians
Donald Trump is giving corrupt politicians a free pass, says former South African ambassador to US.
The 77 Percent
If you are part of the 77 Percent, come and join the debate on DW's radio platform: The 77 Percent.
Should cannabis be legalized everywhere in Africa?
Medicinal cannabis is legal in Zimbabwe,South Africa, Rwanda ,Ghana among other African countries
US election tears at the seams of liberal democracy
Mimi Mefo Takambou
Many Africans are shocked by the US election's double standards and the attack on democracy, writes Mimi Mefo Takambou.
Ethiopia PM mobilizes military in Tigray region
Ethiopia's PM declared a state of emergency, ordering the army to respond to an alleged attack in the Tigray region.
Why mobile internet is so expensive in Africa
DW looks at the reasons why mobile intenet data costs are extremely high in some African countries and lower in others.
Tanzania opposition leader arrested ahead of protests
The leader of Tanzania's main opposition party has been detained ahead planned protests over alleged election fraud.
Algeria votes in constitutional referendum
Algerians hit the polls to vote on whether to approve a revised constitution that promises new freedoms.
Ivory Coast goes to the polls amid fears of unrest
Ivory Coast votes in a tense election after clashes over President Alassane Ouattara's attempt to secure a third term.
World Stories - The Week in Reports
Azerbaijan: Civilian war victims, USA: Police reform, but how?, Russia: New play on Gorbachev
Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa
This week: Saving nature's waste-collectors, the vulture, compostable confetti and floating neighborhoods.
Saving nature's cleanup crew in Kenya
An NGO is informing Kenyan locals of the vital role endangered vultures play in the ecosystem.
Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine
Saving endangered vultures, compostable confetti and eco-friendly floating neighborhoods.
Compostable seed confetti
A German start-up has created a compostable confetti that can be thrown to the wind, boosting biodiversity.
Bringing solar power to remote villages in Mali
A start-up wants to offer clean energy to remote villages in Mali by providing mini solar power plants.
West Africa's waste collection app
A startup in West Africa has developed an app to help improve the efficiency of collecting and recycling waste.
Coronavirus pandemic leads to rise in FGM across Africa
The coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on efforts to curb FGM, say campaigners.
Tanzania restricts social media during election
Twitter said it was seeing 'some blocking and throttling of Twitter" ahead of the Tanzanian election.
Southern Africa faces new locust plague
Massive locust swarms are infesting southern Africa, and scientists are racing against time to contain the plague.
Jihadists behind 2015 Mali terror attacks sentenced to death
The men admitted they killed scores of Westerners as "revenge" for the Charlie Hebdo caricatures of Prophet Muhammad.
Tanzania election marred by fraud accusations
Opposition figures have cast doubts over Wednesday's election with complains of ballot-box stuffing.
Ask Derrick
Our science correspondent Derrick Williams has been busy looking into your questions about the pandemic.
The 77 Percent — The Magazine for Africa's Youth
We discuss the abuse of the prescription drugs in West Africa, meet a Nigerian busker in Italy, and go to Tema in Ghana.
My City Tema
Welcome to Tema, Ghana’s biggest seaport. Here, the workers are the heroes.
H-Town Kids Trump parody
With the US elections coming up, Nairobi Instagramers H-Town Kids produced a compilation of memorable Trump speeches.
William Kentridge show brings African drama to Hamburg
An exhibition in Hamburg explores the universal allure of celebrated South African artist William Kentridge.
Tramadol – the poor man's cocaine
Tramadol is known as the poor man’s cocaine. More and more young people are getting addicted to it in West Africa.
William Kentridge: Why Should I Hesitate
Arts&Culture’s Karin Helmstaedt talks to South Africa's best known artist William Kentridge.
Kentridge show in Hamburg
An exhibition in Hamburg shows works by South Africa's best-known artist, William Kentridge.
The 77 Percent - Do young women prefer money over love?
Do young women prefer money over love? Young Kenyans debate why looking for financial security is not an issue.
Welcome to the newest edition of Eco Africa
This week on Eco Africa: Art for the oceans and saving rhinos in South Africa by cutting off their horns.
Somali activist Ilwad Elman receives German Africa Prize
Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia, has received this year's award.
German Africa Prize 2020
Somali human rights activist Ilwad Elman has been awarded the 2020 German Africa Prize.
South Africa xenophobia
A movement calling itself "Put South Africa First" wants non-South Africans to leave the country.
AfricaLink on Air - 27 October 2020
Tanzanians to go to the polls on Wednesday +++Rights groups call for action to end Anglophone crisis in Cameroon
App to make East African truckers’ life easy
A new app aims to revive transport across East Africa by acknowledging mutual test results across borders.
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