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Liberia arrests 2 after $100m of cocaine is seized 04 Oct 2022 - 07:27 pm
Liberia's President George Weah attends a plenary session at the start of the Paris Peace Forum, in Paris, France, on November 11, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Jeff Bezos fund to push for Africa land restoration around UN climate summit 04 Oct 2022 - 06:24 pm
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez attend the Commencement ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on May 27, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Burkina Faso coup leader says vote still expected by 2024 04 Oct 2022 - 05:14 pm
Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore is escorted by soldiers while he stands in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 2, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent Bado
Africa sees record venture capital investment, bucking global decline 04 Oct 2022 - 11:53 am
A man poses as he displays the Flutterwave homepage on a mobile phone screen in Abuja, Nigeria January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo
Somali Forces retake a key village from Al Shabab Militants 04 Oct 2022 - 11:45 am
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Billionaire Ibrahim decries double standard in West seeking gas from Africa 03 Oct 2022 - 09:08 pm
Mo Ibrahim, CEO of Mo Ibrahim Foundation, arrives at the
Burkina Faso children return to school despite second coup this year 03 Oct 2022 - 07:34 pm
Burkina Faso's new military leader Ibrahim Traore is escorted by soldiers while he stands in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Vincent Bado)
Al-Shabab attack kills at least 12 people in Somali city 03 Oct 2022 - 06:25 pm
A Somali soldier runs to hold position as al-Shabaab militia storms a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 23, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Somalia says it killed al Shabaab co-founder 03 Oct 2022 - 11:41 am
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Burkina Faso president resigns, coup leader says, as army faction seeks Russia support 02 Oct 2022 - 07:39 pm
Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore is welcomed by supporters holding Russian's flags as he arrives at the national television standing in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Vincent Bado) 
Burkina Faso junta urges calm after French Embassy attack 02 Oct 2022 - 05:41 pm
Soldiers escort the convoy of Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore as he arrives at the national television standing in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup, fire breaks out at French embassy 01 Oct 2022 - 10:55 pm
Soldiers block the road to stop the advance of protesters against junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba, on a street in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent Bado
Nigerians mark independence anniversary ahead of key poll 01 Oct 2022 - 08:47 pm

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari gives a statement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, during a European Union - African Union summit, in Brussels, Belgium, on February 18, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital day after coup 01 Oct 2022 - 03:41 pm
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South African airports group says Cape Town faces jet fuel crunch 01 Oct 2022 - 02:49 pm
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Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup 01 Oct 2022 - 10:41 am
President of Burkina Faso Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba visits 14th Inter-Arms Regiment soldiers in Djibo, Burkina Faso September 29, 2022 in this still image obtained from a video. Burkina Faso Presidency/REUTERS TV via REUTERS.
Nigerian presidential hopefuls sign election peace accord 29 Sep 2022 - 09:39 pm
APC party's new presidential candidate Bola Tinubu raises a party's flag with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari next to Abdullahi Adamu, the APC party chairman, during the party convention in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 7, 2022. (Nigeria's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS)
Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected, says president 28 Sep 2022 - 11:36 pm
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni / Reuters file photo