"Commemorated unequally" The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has apologised after an inquiry found at least 116,000 mostly African and Indian casualties from WW1 were "possibly not commemorated at all". The figure could be as high as 350,000. More:

'I am not scared' #Zambia  women's football captain Barbra Banda talks to BBC Sport Africa about her side's draw for the @Tokyo2020  Olympics.

Nigerians have been expressing their sorrow over the death of 23-year-old Ada Jesus. The Nigerian comedian, whose real name was Mercy Mmesoma Obi, had celebrated her birthday only two days before the announcement of her death.

Said Djabelkhir's, a leading Algerian scholar of Islam who was accused of insulting the religion, has been given a three-year jail sentence. Djabelkeir told reporters that he intends to appeal and fight for “freedom of conscience”. More ➡️:

Last year, Sudan's Water Resources Minister Yasir Abbas was talking about the benefits of the dam Ethiopia is building on the River Nile. Now, he is talking about the threat it poses. So what has changed? @Zinabsalih  has more.

Comedian Brahim Bouhlel & influencer Zbarbooking will spend eight months and a year in jail respectively, after filming a viral video that "insulted Moroccans". "This was all over a bad joke," said one of the lawyers vowing to appeal against the verdict.

"I am going to show that females are not the weaker sex." Fatima Zahra Binta Jaffar Jalloh from Sierra Leone teaches her peers graphic design and computers. Fatima has big plans for herself - as well as her students. #GirlsInICT 

"We want to be an example because the issue of climate change is a major world issue." Two decades ago Judith Bakirya quit her NGO job to return to farming - and run her farm in the traditional Ugandan way. #EarthDay 

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