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A restaurant in Cape Town is lit up by candles during power cuts

A restaurant in Cape Town is lit up by candles during power cuts

South Africa braces for winter with severe power outages

South Africa braces for winter with severe power outages

The country’s power provider can’t keep up with demand. Mafias, corruption and theft make the problem a complex one.

Volker Perthes, the UN secretary-general s special representative and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, speaks at a Security Council meeting on Sudan at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 24, 2022.

Volker Perthes, the UN secretary-general s special representative and head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, speaks at a Security Council meeting on Sudan at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 24, 2022.

Sudan's military ruler Burhan wants UN envoy replaced

Sudan's military ruler Burhan wants UN envoy replaced

Top Sudanese military official Abdel-Fattah Burhan said that the UN had brought "negative repercussions" to Sudan.

Fulani pastoralists collect water from a water point in Loumbel Lana, Matam region

Fulani pastoralists collect water from a water point in Loumbel Lana, Matam region

Senegal: Life in the hottest place on Earth

Senegal: Life in the hottest place on Earth

The Senegalese region of Matam is being hit by extreme heat, making conditions even harder for Fulani nomads.

Tanzania | Enock Kimai, resettled Maasai, working on his new land

Tanzania | Enock Kimai, resettled Maasai, working on his new land

Tanzania evicts Maasai from ancestral lands

Tanzania evicts Maasai from ancestral lands

The Tanzanian government is resettling Masai communities, purportedly to conserve wildlife.

DW Afrimaxx | Elodie Fromenteau, Ruanda

DW Afrimaxx | Elodie Fromenteau, Ruanda

Clothing knows no gender

Clothing knows no gender

For Rwandan designer Elodie Fromenteau, clothes are genderless.

DW Afrimaxx | Molefi Letsiki, Südafrika

DW Afrimaxx | Molefi Letsiki, Südafrika

How Molefi Letsiki is changing the diamond industry

How Molefi Letsiki is changing the diamond industry

Molefi Letsiki counters the history of exploitation and inequality associated with the diamond trade.

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Two girls stand next to a makeshift shelter. Behind them are other shelters made out of pieces of material and branches; the earth is bare and sandy.

Two girls stand next to a makeshift shelter. Behind them are other shelters made out of pieces of material and branches; the earth is bare and sandy.

Refugees from Sudan in Chad face desperation

DW's Shola Lawal visited a refugee camp on Chad's border with Sudan to see what the conditions are.

A young girl waves the Libyan national flag as people gather at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli.

A young girl waves the Libyan national flag as people gather at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli.

Can oil money and fancy shopping malls finally unite Libya?

Libya has seen an influx of cash from oil sales, and locals are hopeful. But the good economic news has a dark side.

Claudia Roth, Annalen Baerbock, Geoffrey Onyeama and Lai Momammed, who are all wearing white gloves, stand together and smile while a Benine Bronze is held up to the camera.

Claudia Roth, Annalen Baerbock, Geoffrey Onyeama and Lai Momammed, who are all wearing white gloves, stand together and smile while a Benine Bronze is held up to the camera.

The unending controversy over the looted Benin Bronzes

The restitution of Benin bronzes from Germany to Nigeria sparked a fiery debate. DW explains the differing perspectives.

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DW Afrimaxx | Accra, Ghana

DW Afrimaxx | Accra, Ghana

5 things to do in Accra

Explore Ghana's thriving capital city with bustling markets, lush gardens, and endless beaches.

DW Afrimaxx | Elodie Fromenteau, Ruanda

DW Afrimaxx | Elodie Fromenteau, Ruanda

Clothing knows no gender

Oversized and genderless, this is the signature style of Elodie Fromenteau.

A young woman in a white top stands in a shaft of light among shadows

A young woman in a white top stands in a shaft of light among shadows

A Cape Verdean role model for body positivity

Raquel Pinto, who has modelled everything from high fashion to ready-to-wear brands, aims to spread body positivity.

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