CNN Site Map for Section Africa (Galleries) for May - 2015
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- 2015-05-28Welcome to Dakar, the vibrant home of a growing community of surfers taking advantage of the warm weather, year-round waves and cheap flights. This city is fast becoming the go-to place for surf enthusiasts looking for an uncrowded beach to hone their cra
- 2015-05-27A new exhibition, 53 Echoes of Zaire, depicts the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly known as Zaire. A former Belgian colony, native people suffered greatly at the hands of their colonial masters.
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- 2015-05-27The ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross are engaged in large-scale activities to help the population affected by the conflict in northeast Nigeria. Since December 2014, food has been distributed to more than 200,000 people, clean water has been provided and m
- 2015-05-26The United Nations' refugee agency is using an old ship to ferry Burundian refugees from Kagunga, a tiny Tanzanian fishing village, to a camp in Kigoma, Tanzania. But there are always more travelers than places on the boat. Thousands have already fle
- 2015-05-22This cat mummy came from Saqqara, south of modern day Cairo. It was in "a major animal cemetery, and is fascinating because it has never been opened," says Lidija McKnight.
- 2015-05-20Draped in animal print loincloths, the burly acrobats deftly show off their skills on the laborious vertical pole. A mesmerizing feat of human agility, the troupe emphatically scale the beam all the while staying in perfect unison as the audience remain e
- 2015-05-20Villagers in northern Namibia celebrate the arrival of hundreds of pounds of black rhinoceros meat. Texas hunter Corey Knowlton spent the previous five days carrying out a controversial hunt.
- 2015-05-20Abramz is arguably Uganda's biggest hip-hop star. He's performed and spoken all over the world but he's never forgotten his roots and has been the inspiration for many to follow his lead.
- 2015-05-14Over 200 women and children were rescued from the Sambisa Forest in April by the Nigerian army. They were being held by Boko Haram, an extremist militant group. Photo by Ololade Danie/UNFPA.
- 2015-05-13Wangechi Mutu, Blue eyes, 2008.
Born in Kenya, artist and sculptor Wangechi Mutu relocated to New York in the mid-1990s. Her work is both beautiful and poignant, juxtaposing color against brutal horror as seen in this creation, "Blue eyes."
- 2015-05-07Located in the southwestern part of Africa, Namibia is a massive, sparsely populated country of some 2.3 million people. It is situated between two deserts -- the Namib and the Kalahari -- and is the driest country of sub-Saharan Africa.
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- 2015-05-07Jean Claude Niyonzima, a suspected member of the ruling party's Imbonerakure youth militia, pleads with soldiers to protect him from a mob after he came out of hiding in a sewer in the Cibitoke district of Bujumbura, Burundi, on Thursday, May 7. Niyo