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Kabila's would-be successor hails Congo ruler for step down 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm
Former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary is pictured at the Electoral Commission in Kinshasa on August 8, 2018. AFP / Junior D Kannah
Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after asylum bid fails 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm
Former Zimbabwean Finance Minister and MDC Alliance member Tendai Biti greets supporters outside the MDC Alliance's headquarters in Harare on July 31, 2018. AFP / Marco Longari
UN chief calls on South Sudan leaders to finalize peace deal 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar meet after he was sworn-in as the First Vice President at the Presidential House in South Sudan's capital Juba, April 26, 2016 (Reuters)
Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence 04 Aug 2018 - 12:42 pm
Supporters of the newly reelected Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, celebrate in Mbare, a district of the Zimbabwe's capital Harare on August 3, 2018. / AFP / Luis TATO
Nigeria's Ruling APC bleeds as key figures abandon Buhari 02 Aug 2018 - 09:12 pm
In this file photo taken on May 29, 2015 Senator Bukola Saraki, reacts in Abuja. AFP / Pius Utomi Ekpei
Zimbabwe renewal hopes dashed as vote dispute sparks mayhem 02 Aug 2018 - 09:09 pm
Supporters of Zimbabwe's MDC party demonstrate outside ZANU PF headquarters in Harare on August 1, 2018, as protests erupted over alleged fraud in the country's election. AFP / Marco Longari
Zimbabwe’s capital on edge as account of violent protests unfolds 02 Aug 2018 - 07:13 pm
Police stand guard during a raid on the headquarters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) a day after post-election clashes between security forces and opposition protesters in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 2, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Deadly riots rock Zimbabwe's capital as vote results delayed 01 Aug 2018 - 10:39 pm
Soldiers beat a supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) outside the party's headquarters as they await election results in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 1, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Zimbabwe's ruling party wins most seats in Zimbabwe parliament: Poll body 01 Aug 2018 - 11:17 am
Supporters of the ruling ZANU-PF party of President Emmerson Mnangagwa celebrate following general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 31, 2018. (REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo)
Former slave Haby Mint Rabah runs for office in Mauritania to fight for freedom 31 Jul 2018 - 08:33 pm
Mauritanians ex-slaves walk in a suburb outside Mauritania's capital Nouakchott, (Reuters/Rafael Marchante)
Zimbabwe's president, opponent both confident of win after close vote 31 Jul 2018 - 05:16 pm
People gather a day after elections to look at ballot count results posted out side each polling station after vote counting was completed overnight, on July 31 2018 in Kambuzuma Township, Harare. (AFP / Jekesai NJIKIZANA)
Zimbabwe opposition leader says winning election 'resoundingly' 31 Jul 2018 - 07:34 am
Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party leader Nelson Chamisa addresses a media conference in Harare, Zimbabwe July 29, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Zimbabwe counts votes after first post-Mugabe election 30 Jul 2018 - 10:47 pm
Patriotic Front leaders Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo prior the opening of the British convened Rhodesian Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House in London on September 10, 1979. (AFP / UPI / Pete Skingley)
Zimbabwe's Mugabe emerges, rejects ruling party in election 29 Jul 2018 - 10:43 pm
Robert Mugabe watches a video presentation during the summit of the Southern African Development Community in Johannesburg, August 17, 2008. (Reuters / Mike Hutchings)
Mali votes in presidential election after violence-marred campaign 29 Jul 2018 - 10:40 pm
Electoral officials count ballot papers at the polling station on July 29, 2018 in Bamako, during Malian presidential elections. Mali went to the polls on July 29, 2018, with actual President seeking a second 5-year term in the fragile Sahel state beset b
Zimbabwe's Mugabe says he will not vote for successor Mnangagwa 29 Jul 2018 - 02:35 pm
Former Zimbabwe President Mugabe addresses the media in Harare on July 29, 2018 during a surprise press conference on the eve of the country's first election since he was ousted from office last year. (AFP / Susan NJANJI)
Erdogan: Turkish embassies in Africa more than tripled 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4th L), his wife Emine Erdogan (6th R), Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak (3rd R) and Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (2nd L) and Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Ethiopian Nile dam manager found shot dead, crowds call for justice 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
Police officers take security measures after Ethiopian Hidase Dam engineer Simegnew Bekele, who was head engineer of the team constructing the Hidase Dam known as the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), was found dead in his parked car at the Meskel Sq

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