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Lawmaker critical of President Museveni flies out of Uganda - lawyers 01 Sep 2018 - 11:48 am
Ugandan singer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi (C), better known as Bobi Wine, reacts as he gets into an ambulance after being released on bail at The High Court in Gulu, northern Uganda, on August 27, 2018.  / AFP / Stringer
Merkel's Africa tour arrives in Ghana as migration a concern 31 Aug 2018 - 02:50 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is welcomed by Ghana's Vice President Bawumia at the Jubilee Airport in Accra, Ghana August 30, 2018. Reuters/Francis Kokoroko
17 dead in Ethiopia military plane crash: State media 30 Aug 2018 - 03:35 pm
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Congolese rebel says he is a 'revolutionary' not a criminal 30 Aug 2018 - 03:00 pm
Former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda (R) arrives at the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the closing statements of his trial in the Hague, the Netherlands, on August 28, 2018.  AFP / Bas Czerwinski
UK's May, on African tour, urges Nigeria to tap City of London expertise 30 Aug 2018 - 01:46 am
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May inspects a guard of Honour as she arrives in Abuja, Nigeria, August 29, 2018. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Nigeria government investigating audio of kidnapped girl 28 Aug 2018 - 06:24 pm
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Blast kills 7 security personnel in Burkina Faso 28 Aug 2018 - 05:25 pm
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May kicks off first Africa tour as British PM 28 Aug 2018 - 09:23 am
File photo of Prime Minister Theresa May will make a three-nation visit to Africa this week, her first to the continent since becoming British leader in 2016, aimed at boosting post-Brexit trade ties, July 24, 2018. / AFP / POOL / Matt Dunham
Ugandan pop star, government critic Bobi Wine free on bail 27 Aug 2018 - 12:51 pm
Uganda's prominent opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi known as Bobi Wine (C) walks ahead of appearing at the general court martial in Gulu, northern Uganda on August 23, 2018. (AFP)
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe 26 Aug 2018 - 02:46 pm
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa (C) arrives to take his oath of office in Harare on August 26, 2018. (AFP / Jekesai NJIKIZANA)
Congo: 2 who received experimental Ebola treatment recover 25 Aug 2018 - 04:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a woman who had contact with an Ebola sufferer in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland
Burundi UN peacekeeper killed in ambush in Central Africa 24 Aug 2018 - 10:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian flanked by President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera looks at military supplies at the Mpoko military base in Bangui on October 31, 2016 AFP
Top Zimbabwe court confirms Mnangagwa's presidential election victory 24 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm
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German minister expresses optimism after visit to Eritrea 24 Aug 2018 - 07:18 pm
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Sierra Leone wants more girls in school - but not if pregnant 23 Aug 2018 - 08:36 pm
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Zimbabwe court to rule Friday on opposition's vote challenge 23 Aug 2018 - 08:03 am
Riot police arrive at a press conference due to be addressed by opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa, ordering journalist out of the venue in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 3, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Tributes pour in for former UN chief and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan 19 Aug 2018 - 12:48 pm
In this file photo taken on June 22, 2012 Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, listens to the media questions during a press conference at the United Nations Office in Geneva. / AFP / SEBASTIEN BOZON
Kofi Annan: the UN's 'rock star' secretary-general 18 Aug 2018 - 03:21 pm
In this file photo Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan shows an AK-47 assault rifle that has been transformed into a guitar in front of workers at Vienna's United Nations headquarters. (AFP / SAMUEL KUBANI)