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Ethio-jazz: Burned to the ground but the beat goes on
Misale Legesse, an Ethiopian jazz drummer,shows the damage from a fire that ripped through Jazzamba jazz club, a milestone for Ethio-jazz in Addis Ababa. (Pic: AFP) Heaps of twisted iron, piles of ash...
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One year on, jailed Ethiopian bloggers are still awaiting trial
(Pic: Flickr / OER Africa ) In 2012, nine Ethiopian men and women came together to create a blogging collective known as Zone 9. In an autocratic country rife with political corruption and where...
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Coup or no coup, here are 8 things you should know about Burundi
People celebrate in the streets of Bujumbura on May 13 2015 following the radio announcement that President Nkurunziza was overthrown. (Pic: AFP) A top Burundian general launched a coup attempt against...
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Sisters fight to save ancient African language from extinction
The 11 official languages of South Africa on display at the Constitutional Court. (Pic: Flickr) A 95-year-old woman is helping a last ditch effort to preserve an ancient African language before it goes...
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How second-hand clothing donations are creating a dilemma for Kenya
Traders work in Gikomba market on July 10 2014 in Nairobi. Locally known as “Mitumba”, second-hand clothes trade has developed from mainly international charitable donations to become a bustling...
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South Africa’s jobless ignite creative power with solar kits
(Screenshot: ecoboxx.co.za) A motorbike accident two years ago in the Cape Town suburb of Milnerton left Pascal Kassongo with a leg fracture, multiple cuts and a written-off bike, crippling his courier...
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Two new trials of Ebola vaccines begin in Africa and Europe
Healthcare workers, wearing protective suits, leave a high-risk area at the French NGO Médecins Sans Frontières Elwa hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. Pic: Dominique Faget/AFP Two new Ebola vaccine trials...
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Athletics: Heroes’ welcome for Kenya’s world champions
Asbel Kiprop celebrates as he wins the final of the men’s 1500 metres athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium in Beijing on August 30 2015. (Pic: AFP)...
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Lights out for movie houses in Libya
Movie posters are seen inside the Omar al-Mokhtar cinema, also known as Paradise, the only cinema still showing movies in the Libyan capital Tripoli on August 26 2015. (Pic: AFP) The Libyan capital...
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Goodbye, and thanks for reading
Due to restructuring at the Mail & Guardian, Voices of Africa will no longer be active from September 18. We will not be updating this blog anymore, but all our content will remain on it. Over...
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