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Africa's week in pictures: 30 October - 5 November 2020
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Coronavirus: What's happening to the numbers in Africa?
There's been a rise recently in cases and deaths in some areas, but is this a longer-term trend?
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Mogadishu Deaf School: 'After learning sign language, I understand everything'
This school in Mogadishu is the first of its kind - a school for hard of hearing or deaf children.
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Ethiopia: Four things you need to know about the Tigray crisis
Four things that explain the crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
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The Somali man who has a scorpion named after him
Somali environmentalist Ahmed Ibrahim Awale hopes it will inspire African researchers.
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Oyigbo clashes: 'Nigerian security agents shot dead my fiancée'
The army is accused of carrying out revenge killings after three policemen and six soldiers were killed.
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Nigeria's End Sars protests: Candlelight vigil for man killed by thugs
Nigeria #EndSars protester Anthony Unuode, who was killed in Abuja by thugs, was buried at the weekend.
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Is Crowd1 running a pyramid scheme?
Crowd1 is a high-tech crowd marketing business and has been accused of running a pyramid scheme.
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Unmasking the Pyramid Kings - Crowd1 scam targets Africa
Behind the promises and the hype, Crowd1 hides some ugly truths, some wealthy scammers, and a whole pyramid of lies.
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Photography: Kenyan-born Polly Irungu on being a black woman photographer
Polly Irungu wants to empower black women photographers to be able to tell their own stories.
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How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods
Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the mega dam, with Sudan literally stuck in the middle.
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US Elections: Athletes of African heritage are hoping to inspire their fans to vote
Athletes of African heritage based in the United States, are hoping to inspire their fans to vote in the US elections.
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How the End Sars protests have changed Nigeria forever
The campaign against police brutality has encouraged young Nigerians to take on the older generation.
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‘I hugged the man who murdered my father’
Candice Mama's father was killed by a man nicknamed "Prime Evil", yet the only way she could find peace was to forgive him.
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The tale of Algeria's stolen cannon and France's cockerel
Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned.
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Spain's Canary Islands see new influx of African migrants
More than 1,000 have arrived in recent days and this year has seen a big increase from 2019.
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Africa 'needs $1.2tn' to recover coronavirus losses
The economic damage caused by coronavirus leaves the continent with a big repair bill, the IMF says.
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#EndSARS protests: Nigeria president commits to ending police brutality
Muhammadu Buhari responds to protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by officers.
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Mali hostages: Swiss woman killed last month
Sophie Pétronin, one of four hostages released this week, alerted French officials to the killing.
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Gracious David-West: Nigerian serial killer sentenced to death in Port Harcourt
The nine killings provoked outrage, especially in the southern city of Port Harcourt, last year.
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