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Nigeria in last day of campaigning warned to 'choose wisely' 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm
Supporters attend the final campaign rally of the Nigerian opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate on February 14, 2019, at Ribadu Square in Jimeta, Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria, ahead of the country's presidential and legislati
Five killed in plane crash in Kenya: police 13 Feb 2019 - 12:08 pm
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Fire hits Nigerian election office days before vote 13 Feb 2019 - 12:01 pm
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14 die at Nigerian president Buhari's rally 13 Feb 2019 - 10:51 am
Supporters of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari attend a campaign rally ahead of the country's presidential election in Rivers State, Nigeria, February 12, 2019.
African leaders unveil statue of Ethiopia's last emperor 10 Feb 2019 - 02:44 pm
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As Kagame steps down, Egypt takes helm at African Union 10 Feb 2019 - 08:02 am
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame (L) and Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde (R) attend the
Ethiopia re-integrates 1,700 separatist rebels 09 Feb 2019 - 06:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
Boko Haram kills three troops in Nigeria base attack 09 Feb 2019 - 03:32 pm
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Congo's new president urges thousands of exiles: Come home 09 Feb 2019 - 02:46 pm
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi gestures as he delivers a speech on the sidelines of his first visit as new DRCongo President in Luanda, northwestern Angola, on February 5, 2019. / AFP
France says to continue military cooperation with Cameroon 07 Feb 2019 - 05:47 pm
Cameroonian soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Brigade tell a young boy to stay back while on patrol in Kerawa, Cameroon, March 16, 2016. Joe Penney / Reuters
Zimbabwe vice president returns to South Africa for treatment -newspaper 04 Feb 2019 - 10:38 am
File photo of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga greet supporters of his ZANU PF party at a rally in Murombedzi, Zimbabwe November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Mobs kill four after Tanzanian girl is murdered 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
The body of Rachael Malekela was discovered on Friday, making her the latest victim in a spate of apparent ritualistic murders that has claimed about a dozen children in Tanzania's southern Njombe district since the start of the year. (Representative ima
Central African Republic peace deal to be signed Tuesday: Sudan 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
A former ex-Seleka child soldier waits to be released in Bambari, Central African Republic, May 14, 2015. Reuters/Emmanuel Braun/File Photo
Nigeria denies judge's suspension influenced by election 28 Jan 2019 - 07:47 pm
Nigerian lawyers and protesters, some holding up the national flag, gather outside the secretariat of the Nigerian Bar Association during a protest in Abuja over the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) in Abuja on January 28, 2019. AFP / SODIQ AD
Ivorian president does not rule out running for third term in 2020 26 Jan 2019 - 07:22 pm
Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara delivers a speech at the Felix Houphoet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan during the first Congress of the political alliance
DR Congo rebels surrender in welcome for new President Tshisekedi 26 Jan 2019 - 07:08 pm
Democratic Republic of the Congo's newly inaugurated President Felix Tshisekedi is assisted by an aide on January 24, 2019 after he fell ill while delivering his official speech that followed his inauguration at the Presidency in Kinshasa. AFP / TONY KA
Nigeria opposition party suspends election campaign over suspension of judge 26 Jan 2019 - 10:53 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 31, 2018, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a joint press conference with the German chancellor at the presidency in Abuja. AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
Nigeria's Buhari suspends chief judge, drawing opposition ire before election 25 Jan 2019 - 09:28 pm
A woman wears People's Democratic Party (PDP) apparel during a campaign rally of Nigerian PDP opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on January 24, 2019, ahead of Nigeria's general elections of February 16.

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Members of Myanmar Union Election commission (UEC) count ballots after the closing of polls at a polling station in the first phase of Myanmar general election in Yangon on December 28, 2025. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/ AFP) Polls close in first round of Myanmar's election
Image representation Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Peru
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent medical treatment on December 27, 2025, for the hiccups he has been suffering from for months. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP) Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro treated for hiccups
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Displaced Palestinians walk past a large pool of rain water accumulated near tent shelters as the region experiences rain and cold winter conditions, in Gaza City on December 28, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP 'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans
File photo. AFP. Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in northern Gaza
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This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 26, 2025, shows the aftermath of the explosion inside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs. A deadly explosion hit a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on December 26, said authorities who reported at least six people killed. (Photo by HANDOUT / SANA / AFP Syria says Homs bombing 'desperate attempt' to destabilise country

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