CNN's David McKenzie journeys to ReconAfrica's remote exploratory wells in Namibia and speaks with local farmers who are afraid the rigs will poison their scarce […]
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What’s happening with Africa’s vaccine rollout?
CNN examines the challenges facing Africa’s coronavirus vaccine rollout and how COVAX– a partnership between World Health Organization and Unicef– is focusing on getting vaccines […]
Continue readingHow Nigeria’s kidnapping ‘industry’ trades on fear
Kidnap for ransom is on the rise in Nigeria with mass kidnappings from schools increasingly seen as lucrative endeavors by criminal gangs. CNN's Stephanie Busari […]
Continue readingCNN anchor to former president: Why should anyone be hopeful about democracy in Africa?
CNN's Zain Asher speaks with former president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, about Africa's response to the coronavirus pandemic and the future of democracy on […]
Continue readingWildfire threatens Cape Town, destroys parts of university
A wildfire which began on Sunday on Cape Town's famed Table Mountain has destroyed several university campus buildings. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more […]
Continue readingInsurgents effectively hold town after attack in Mozambique, head of mercenary group says
In his first on-camera interview, Lionel Dyck, the head of private military contractor Dyck Advisory Group, told CNN's David McKenzie that insurgents in northern Mozambique […]
Continue readingPresident who told citizens to ‘pray coronavirus away’ dies
Tanzanian President John Magafuli, whose Covid-19 policies were widely criticized by health authorities across the globe, has died. Magafuli died at a hospital in Dar […]
Continue readingNew secrets of the Little Foot fossil revealed
Scientists used a particle accelerator to look into the skull of Little Foot, a 3.67-million-year-old fossil that could be a relative of modern humans. Subscribe […]
Continue readingFrance vows to help Sahel ‘decapitate’ al Qaeda groups
France has promised to step up efforts to help "decapitate" al Qaeda affiliated groups in the Sahel region in Africa. CNN's Becky Anderson and David […]
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