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One year to go for Tanzania's President John Magufuli and the reviews are mixed+++A US-based democracy watchdog says many Africans are unknowingly under surveillance by their own states via social media platforms+++30 years since the fall of the Berlin wall, what has changed?

Nigeria extends land border closure over smuggling to January 2020 +++ Reactions after the murder of Congolese journalist fighting Ebola +++Uganda risks HIV surge as condom use subsides+++ECOWAS supports Guinea-Bissau's Aristide Gomes

Political analyst tells DW, Cameroon’s economy is in trouble after the US trade benefit cut +++ Newly elected President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisis promises job opportunities for unemployed youth +++ Indifference in Kenya after government orders public servants to wear locally made fabrics +++ Outcry in Nigeria as army launches operation show your identity to curb terror threats

The death toll by a landslide triggered by days of heavy rains in Cameroon has risen to 47 most of them, children. Many people are still feared trapped under the rubble following the disaster in the town of Baffoussam in the western part of he country. Rescue operations are underway to search for more bodies. DW’s Moki Kidzeka visited the scene of the tragedy and filed this report.

Cameroon landslide death toll rises +++ Nigeria to monitor hate speech on social media +++ Uganda's government cracks down on Bobi Wine's movement

Mozambique split over election results +++ Nigerians react to killing of ISIS leader +++ Antibiotic resistance on the rise in Kenya

Zimbabweans stage mass protest against Western sanctions+++ Nigeria to import doctors from Europe and US +++ Botswana President Masisi retains power after election victory +++ The aftermath of Guinea's protests against president's bid for 3rd term.

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Zambia to help solve the country‘s power crisis+++Kenya's Juliana Rotich awarded the 2019 German-Africa award for her positive contribution to society+++Burundian authorities detain five journalists for reporting on clashes between security forces and gun men.

Botswana votes in highly contested elections+++Russia-Africa summit kicks off in Sochi+++Trials and tribulations of a migrant who ended up in the wrong hands.

Gambia’s former defense minister admits killing critics of ex-president Jammeh +++ Drought and conflict displaces 300,000 in Somalia +++ Separatist leader in Cameroon declares himself “King”