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In Saint-Louis, Senegal, the traces of a past linked to the transatlantic slave trade are gradually disappearing. The island is best known for its colonial heritage, but historians estimate that tens of thousands of Africans who were enslaved went there before being deported to the Americas. Today, one of the last slave warehouses still visible in Saint-Louis falls in ruins. Story from Clarisse Fortuné.
The billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote launched the largest stock market introduction ever made on the continent, by contributing his oil refining company to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. So what do we know about this 69-year-old entrepreneur and his promise to help ensure greater prosperity and economic independence for Africans?
Many African leaders were murdered while exercising power. Among the many cases recorded throughout the history of the continent, here is the Top 10 selected by BBC News Africa.
