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About a dozen members of Nigeria's notorious Black Axe crime network are in police custody in Germany. They were caught in nationwide raids after a two-year investigation. Who are the Black Axes and how wide is the web of African organized crime in Europe? Can it make life harder for Africans in Europe where negative public sentiment over migrants is already swirling?

As Chad tries to transition back to civilian rule, Western nations fret about the trajectory of their last ally in the Sahel. After a relatively peaceful vote, will the the election deliver a winner who can cope with jihadist threats, a wave of refugees from war torn Sudan, and balance local and Western support?

Europeans stole thousands of priceless cultural objects from Africa under colonialism. Now, the United Kingdom has loaned Ghana some items looted during the Ashanti war. But is it enough? We also look at the state of restitution in Africa, and how other forms of amends have been made across the continent.

For many, overfishing is an out-of-sight-out-of-mind problem. But industrial fishing off Africa's coastlines by foreign vessels, often under illegal circumstances, is pushing coastal communities to their limits. It doesn't just mean no fish at the markets - the identities of entire communities are on the line.

Over the past few months, climate change has been increasingly wreaking havoc across Africa in the form of natural disasters. How African states can gain food security, conserve the environment, and prepare for natural disasters without foreign aid.

From Zimbabwe to Kenya, many African nations have experienced strikes by medical professionals. And it's not just for better pay: In Kenya, some doctors are striking because they do not have properly operating equipment! We also explore how Cameroon has both a surplus and and a dire shortage of doctors.

Kenyan President William Ruto to hold an emergency cabinet meeting today to discuss measures to mitigate +++ Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi speaks to DW +++ Benin: A tourism destination like no other +++ Showbiz

Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance+++DR Congo to impose death penalty for mineral plundering+++ Injury-hit Bayern to make 'last-minute decisions' for Real Madrid semi

South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy. The African National Congress (ANC) that has governed South Africa since 1994 faces leadership challenges. Among them are bad governance and the failure to deliver on the promises it made thirty years ago.

Burkina Faso’s army summarily executed 223 civilians, can the military be blamed for the massacre? +++ Flooding in East Africa +++ Deforestation in Zambia +++ The growth of Hausa hip-hop in Nigeria

The Gambia moves to try former President Yahya Jammeh +++ Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to overhaul the judiciary +++ Addressing Zambia's electricity problems and export issues +++ Showbiz

Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency ZiG did not meet expectations +++ Why did the ZiG currency fail? +++ UK Rwanda migrant deal +++ A Chinese supermarket in Abuja shut down for allegedly barring Nigerians +++ Showbiz

West Africa counterterrorism summit +++ Does West Africa need new counterterrorism partners? +++ South Africa’s ANC loses a trademark battle with Zuma's party +++ The aftermath of the deaths of eight people who drunk uncertified alcohol in Malawi +++ Showbiz

Over one year, an armed struggle between rival generals in Sudan has morphed into a full blown civil war. Despite over 8 million displaced people, millions more in urgent need of humanitarian aid and no end to the war in sight, it seems Sudan is a forgotten conflict. We look at the state of war, what the obstacles to peace are, and why the international community's response has been so meagre.

Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome pushes malaria vaccine conspiracy theories +++ Zimbabwe marks 44 years of independence amid food insecurity +++ A Guinean Muslim cleric stirs controversy for leading prayers in his native Mandingo and not Arabic.

El Nino induced flooding and drought plaguing African nations +++ Torrential rains wreak havoc, damaging properties, displacing people. Is East Africa prepared? +++ How hard is it to get a visa for Nigeria +++ Why the new ownership of Zambia's Mopani copper mines is stirring debate +++ Showbiz

Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe join African recall of J&J cough syrup+++Hope as Tanzania, Malawi set to end maize import ban

15 April - one year since the commencement of the devastating war in Sudan +++ Sudan refugee artists hold exhibition in Kampala +++ Rwanda's reconciliation village +++ CAR child refugees dream of a better future

As Nigeria remembers the Chibok schoolgirls abduction of 2014, AfricaLink's Eddy Micah Jr and Josey Mahachi seek to find out why kidnappings are still happening and what can be done to stop them.

Muslims in Africa celebrate end of Ramadan +++ How Sudanese refugees in Uganda are celebrating Eid +++ Community health volunteers in Kenya +++ Sports