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Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa 25 Oct 2022 - 07:48 pm
The Ethiopia peace talks, mediated by the African Union, begin as the govt has been making significant gains on the battlefield, capturing several large towns in Tigray over the past week. (Reuters)
Uganda: Dorm fire at school for the blind kills 11 girls 25 Oct 2022 - 03:26 pm
A forensic expert walks past a burnt dormitory building at the Salaama School for the Blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish of Mukono District, near Kampala, Uganda October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa
At least 11 die in Uganda blind school fire 25 Oct 2022 - 10:37 am
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Sudan's military sacks commander after tribal clashes 24 Oct 2022 - 10:54 pm
A woman attends a rally calling for an end to ethnic tensions and civil conflict following an escalation of violence in Blue Nile state and Darfur, in Khartoum, Sudan, on July 26, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Kenya police begins probe after killing of Pakistani journalist 24 Oct 2022 - 07:51 pm
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Congo fighting flares as hundreds shelter in convent - army, MSF 24 Oct 2022 - 05:09 pm
United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers patrol areas affected by the recent attacks by M23 rebels fighters near Rangira in North Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 29, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Uganda says 9 more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala, urges vigilance 24 Oct 2022 - 11:07 am
A person dressed in Ebola protective apparel is seen inside an Ebola care facility at the Bwera general hospital near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bwera, Uganda, June 14, 2019. REUTERS/James Akena?/File Photo
Ethiopia takes Tigray town ahead of anticipated peace talks 23 Oct 2022 - 11:06 pm
People stand in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, on March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
South Africa's Ramaphosa outlines anti-graft plans after inquiry 23 Oct 2022 - 10:53 pm
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, speaks during the launch of the new Sandvik Khomanani manufacturing site at Khomanani in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on September 9, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Somalia car bomb, shooting hits Kismayu hotel, 3 dead 23 Oct 2022 - 08:32 pm
Workers stand at the sea port of the coastal town of Kismayu in southern Somalia in this November 12, 2013 file photo. File Photo / Reuters
Deaths from southern tribal clashes at 220: Sudan official 23 Oct 2022 - 08:06 pm
Sudan's Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends a news conference during a visit to Paris, France, on May 17, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
U.S. welcomes Ethiopia peace talks set for next week 23 Oct 2022 - 11:10 am
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Uganda says two more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala hospital 23 Oct 2022 - 10:45 am
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Somali Armed Forces took over key villages from Al-Shabab Militants 23 Oct 2022 - 10:22 am
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Guinea junta agrees with bloc to hold vote in early 2025 22 Oct 2022 - 11:53 pm
Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya, who ousted President Alpha Conde, walks out after meeting the envoys from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss ways to steer Guinea back toward a constitutional regime, in Conakry, Guinea, on September 10, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Lesotho electoral body says made a mistake over parliament seats 22 Oct 2022 - 03:30 pm
Sam Matekane, leader of Lesotho's Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) political party addresses his supporters, October 8, 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
About 50 people killed in Chad protests, government says 20 Oct 2022 - 09:41 pm
People ride bikes as they protest in Moundou, Chad, on October 20, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Hyacinthe Ndolenodji/via REUTERS
Ghana’s cedi extends world-beating loss on debt talk worries 20 Oct 2022 - 08:38 pm
Pedestrians walk in front of Ghana's central bank building in Accra, Ghana, on November 16, 2015. File Photo / Reuters

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 11, 2026 shows Cuba's President and First Secretary Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) before a family photo during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025; and US President Donald Trump as he boards Air Force One before travelling to South Korea, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 29, 2025.(Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'
(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on October 31, 2025 shows (L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking during a press conference on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2025, and (R) China's President Xi Jinping taking part in a meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Arif Kartono and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) Canada's Carney plans to talk trade, relations during China visit
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Children sit on doorstep of a damaged building in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP) 439 Palestinians killed since Gaza ceasefire agreement began: Human Rights Center
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