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Tunisia arrests opposition figure in escalating crackdown 24 Feb 2023 - 05:27 pm
File Photo: Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia, February 27, 2020. (Fethi Belaid/Pool via REUTERS)
Land borders closed, banks shut ahead of Nigerian elections 24 Feb 2023 - 02:30 pm
A voters' register is left on a rope at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after attacks earlier in the year by unknown gunmen at Ojoto in Idemili South district of Anambra State in southeast Nigeria, on February 16, 2023.
South Africa's Eskom gets interim head after CEO abrupt leave 24 Feb 2023 - 01:42 pm
An illuminated signboard on display outside the Eskom Regional Office in Braamfontein, Johannesburg during load-shedding (rolling blackout) on 31 January, 2023. (AFP)
Jill Biden's White House M&Ms a hit with giddy Namibian kids 23 Feb 2023 - 11:28 pm
US First Lady Jill Biden and Namibia's First Lady Monica Geingos (3rd right) meet two mothers, Linea and Monica, and their children that are beneficiaries of Development Aid from People to People (DAPP), at the Hope Initiative Southern Africa in Windhoek on February 23, 2023. (Photo by Tara Mette / AFP)
Amid crackdown on dissent, Tunisian leader turns on migrants 23 Feb 2023 - 11:02 pm
A sub-Saharan African woman (centre) looks for clothes in a thrift store in the popular Ariana souk near Tunis on February 22, 2023. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso 23 Feb 2023 - 07:15 pm
A military official stands next to a banner reflecting the face of Thomas Sankara in Ouagadougou on February 23, 2023, ahead of the reburial ceremony of Thomas Sankara's remains alongside his twelve companions, killed on October 15, 1987. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Lioness escapes moving truck in South Africa 23 Feb 2023 - 05:46 pm
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Nigeria's youth set to shape the outcome of elections 23 Feb 2023 - 12:22 pm
Supporters chant party slogans next to a banner of the candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi during a campaign rally of the party in Lagos, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Cyclone Freddy heads to Mozambique after killing 5 in Madagascar 22 Feb 2023 - 11:24 pm
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Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine 22 Feb 2023 - 07:08 pm
Image credit: World Meteorological Organization.
Candidates battle for 'Buhari' votes in north Nigerian stronghold 22 Feb 2023 - 06:03 pm
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari (2nd R) raises his fist as he arrives at the All Progressives Congress (APC campaign rally at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on February 21, 2023 ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
South Africa army defends controversial naval drills with Russia 22 Feb 2023 - 05:45 pm
A general view of the Russian military frigate
Energy-starved South Africa offers tax breaks to boost green power 22 Feb 2023 - 05:31 pm
Electricity pylons in front of cooling towers at an Eskom coal-burning power station near Sasolburg in the northern Free State province.
Tunisian rights group slams Saied's 'racist' migrant comments 22 Feb 2023 - 05:08 pm
Sub-Saharan African men walk in the popular Ariana souk near Tunis on February 22, 2023. - A prominent rights group accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of
South Africa quietly deepens power cuts to unprecedented level 22 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am
File Photo: Locals walk past electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its aging coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto, South Africa, on September 28, 2022. Reuters
Nigerians vote in most unpredictable election in years 22 Feb 2023 - 10:07 am
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party react while attending their final rally at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on February 21, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Samuel Alabi / AFP)
Algeria arrests four over dissident who fled to France 21 Feb 2023 - 10:51 pm
FILE - Amira Bouraoui is greeted upon her release from prison on July 2, 2020, outside the Kolea Prison near the city of Tipasa, 70km west of the capital Algiers. AFP
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast 21 Feb 2023 - 06:29 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 24, 2019 Senegalese soldiers the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali) dismount an armoured personnel carrier, patrolling in the streets of Gao, a day after suicide bombers in a vehicle painted with UN markings injured one French, several Estonian troops and two Malian civilians in an attack on an international peace-keeping base in Mali. (Photo by Souleymane Ag Anara / AFP)

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People watch a live broadcast of the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) 'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
File photo of storage tanks used for representation US advances second oil reserve release amid Middle East conflict
(Files) Vehicles and people cross the Rumichaca International Bridge on the Colombia-Ecuador border, in Ipiales, Narino department, Colombia, on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Reicarmyr Canizares / AFP) Colombia retaliates with 100 percent tariffs on Ecuador
This handout photo released by NASA shows NASA's Orion spacecraft as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) 'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

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A woman walks past a digital screen displaying news of US-Iran peace talks along a road in Islamabad on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP) LIVE UPDATES: US, Iran officials hold ceasefire talks in Pakistan
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The Serena Hotel in Islamabad on April 11, 2026, ahead of peace talks with Iran. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP) Tehran says no one had expectation of reaching agreement with US in one session: state TV
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