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The CEO of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Abi Mustapha-Maduakor joins CNBC Africa for more.

Jeanine, 53, a South African woman who did not want to use her family name for this interview, was in an abusive relationship for two years. It got worse when her boyfriend lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic and took his frustrations out on her.

CNN's Elle Reeve reports on the misinformation and distrust that has contributed to many Evangelicals saying they won't get the coronavirus vaccine.

Two years since the devastating fire that nearly destroyed Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Gothic icon has still not been fully secured.

President Joe Biden has offered to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a summit in a third country while at the same time warning Moscow amid a massive buildup of Russian troops that any aggression against Ukraine will have consequences. VOA's senior diplomatic correspondent Cindy Saine reports.

In collaboration with doctors and therapists, singers at the English National Opera are helping patients suffering from late-stage Corona effects learn how to overcome breathing difficulties.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has come forward and vowed to closely monitor Japan's nuclear wastewater dumping with an impartial stand and scientific sampling measures amid wide concerns over the country's decision.

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization condemned an incident at the Natanz nuclear facility, calling it a "terrorist action," according to the Iranian telegram channel of the Revolution Guard Corps, or IRGC.

Drama “Nomadland” won four prizes including best picture on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, while Yuj-jung Youn and Daniel Kaluuya won for supporting roles in "Minari" and "Judas and the Black Messiah" respectively. (April 12)

Response teams in Manatee County, Florida, are trying to prevent a "real catastrophic flood situation" in the Piney Point reservoir area, Gov. Ron DeSantis said after taking an aerial tour of the area. The Manatee County Public Safety Department declared a state of emergency and ordered a complete evacuation of the Piney Point reservoir site and surrounding areas due to a leak that could cause a collapse of phosphogypsum stacks, radioactive waste that is created during fertilizer production and phosphate rock mining.

Online activists have criticised proposals to ban children from wearing a hijab in French public spaces. Last month, the French Senate — the upper house of Parliament — voted in favour of banning children from wearing the Islamic headwear.

Police body camera footage shows a routine police pat-down of a man in a hospital emergency room erupting within minutes into a fatal police shooting after the man apparently fires a gun he had concealed in his possession. (April 15)