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Artists Bring Quirky Fashion Styles to Accra’s Streets
Story and photos by REUTERS
With music equipment laid out on an ironing board, disc jockey Evans Mireku Kissi waves his drumsticks as he plays his tunes to a small audience on an Accra street. The crowd in the Ghanaian capital watches as…
Young Malians Look For Opportunity
A group of Malian children playfully peer through holes in a wall that surrounds the United Nations mission camp in Goundam, in the Timbuktu region.
As the children play, Malian and French security forces participate in the joint…
The Timelessness of Tea in the Sahara
The historic city of Agadez, Niger, sits along the southern fringe of the Sahara, where nearly everything seems to take on the tan hue of the ubiquitous, powdery sand.
The city, known as the gateway to the desert, began developing in the…
Equatorial Guinea Steps Into Football Spotlight
A young boy in the mainland city of Mbini, Equatorial Guinea, bounces a football off his head, no doubt imitating his favorite footballers.
In many ways, he’s no different than millions of other boys and girls on the continent with an…
New Light, Life for Nairobi’s Kibera
Kenya’s government is bringing some light — and hope — to Kibera, a sprawling slum on the outskirts of Nairobi. Population and area figures differ from source to source, but at least 200,000 people are believed to live there.
Crime is no…
Kenya’s Economy on the Rebound after Westgate Attack
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Westgate Shopping Mall was a symbol of Kenya’s growing well-heeled middle class: a vast market crammed with flat-screen televisions, imported wines, and chilled cabinets of cheese and meats.
Then, in a burst of…