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Aisha Ali Ibrahim, 17, is a student at Shehu Sanda Kyarimi. She was photographed at the Maiduguri park and zoo in Maiduguri, Nigeria, in 2017.

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Boko Haram Will Never Break Them: Photographing Nigeria's Schoolgirls

11:20pm February 20, 2019

by Laura Beltrán Villamizar

Photojournalist Rahima Gambo has been documenting the experiences of students attending schools in the midst of the insurgency. The images challenge our perception of victimhood and war in Africa.

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Threats Of 'Jungle Justice' Surface Ahead Of Nigeria's Elections

6:22pm February 19, 2019

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Nigeria's president says anyone trying to tamper with Saturday's vote would do so at the "expense of his own life." The main opposition party accused him of making a "direct call for jungle justice."

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Yang Fenglan, shown here in November 2016, has been found guilty of smuggling hundreds of elephant tusks.

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Chinese 'Ivory Queen' Sentenced To 15 Years In Jail In Tanzania

5:31pm February 19, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Yang Fenglan, who has lived in Tanzania on and off for decades and operated a Chinese restaurant, was found guilty of working with two Tanzanian men to smuggle more than 800 pieces of ivory.

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Nigeria Delays Elections

8:22am February 16, 2019

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Nigerians were to vote on Saturday, but the election was postponed by a week. The leading presidential contenders are two men are in their 70s in a nation where the median age is 18.

Supporters stand on a roof with placards and banners as they attend a campaign rally of the Nigerian opposition leader Atiku Abubakar on Thursday in Jimeta, eastern Nigeria.

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Nigerian Election Delayed Hours Before Polls Were Due To Open

9:55pm February 15, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Officials blame "challenges." In Africa's most populous country, President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to hold on to his position, and opposition leader Atiku Abubakar is his fiercest challenger.

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Top Presidential Candidates In Nigeria Are In Their 70s, Despite Young Population

4:54pm February 15, 2019

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

In Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, the median age is 18. Many youth say their aging leaders are out of touch, yet the leading candidates in Saturday's presidential election are in their 70s.

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2 Candidates Lead Field Of More Than 70 In Nigerian Presidential Election

5:13am February 15, 2019

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

More than 70 candidates are running in Nigeria's presidential election Saturday, but two candidates are in the lead. Big issues include corruption, the economy and threats from extremists.

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Health staff prepare a cholera treatment tent in September 2018. The country's health system lacks the capacity to contain diseases like cholera.

The Heartbreaking Plight Of Zimbabwe's Doctors

5:25pm February 14, 2019

by Tendai Marima

Inflation in Zimbabwe is sky-high — marked by ill-equipped hospitals and long lines for fuel. NPR talks with two doctors who say they don't have the supplies to keep patients, and themselves, safe.

A rare black leopard, caught on camera in Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya.

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Rare, Elusive Black Leopard Caught On Camera In The Wild

8:13pm February 13, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

There have been lots of stories about the unique animal in central Kenya's Laikipia County. Now cameras have captured multiple high-quality photos and video.

A police truck drives past a thick cloud of smoke as protesters burn tires in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, during a tense, three-day nationwide protest against a fuel price hike in January.

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Zimbabwe Remains In Turmoil After Unrest And Reports Of Heavy Crackdown

9:11pm February 07, 2019

by Tendai Marima

Anger against the state is palpable, and with the rising cost of goods and a drawn-out cash shortage, there could be more civil unrest ahead for the southern African nation.