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World / Africa

Nile dam talks resume between Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan 27 Aug 2023 - 05:32 pm
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Seven children among 13 killed in Madagascar stadium crush 26 Aug 2023 - 02:27 pm
This videograb shows a body being brought to hospital in Antananarivo on August 25, 2023 following a stampede at a stadium.
Niger's military rulers give French ambassador 48 hours to leave: statement 25 Aug 2023 - 09:22 pm
Protesters hold an anti-France placard during a demonstration on independence day in Niamey on August 3, 2023. (Photo by AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP
Sudan conflict fuels humanitarian emergency of 'epic proportions': UN aid chief 25 Aug 2023 - 08:11 pm
Smoke rises above buildings as people walk along a street in Omdurman City in Sudan on July 15, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Kenya says TikTok agrees content moderation deal 24 Aug 2023 - 11:25 pm
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Nigeria's unemployment rate falls to 4.1% using new methodology 24 Aug 2023 - 09:49 pm
File photo: A view of the central business district is seen from a rooftop in Lagos, Nigeria, on February 10, 2016. (REUTERS)
Zimbabwe police arrest 41 election monitors as votes are counted after widespread delays 24 Aug 2023 - 08:41 pm
Zimbabwean police officers monitor a polling station as a man looks for his name on a voters list during Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections in Harare on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)
Zimbabwean opposition leader alleges rigging in high stakes vote 23 Aug 2023 - 09:52 pm
Voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station in Bulawayo on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP)
Sudan paramilitaries press assault on key army base 23 Aug 2023 - 04:26 pm
A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP)
Zimbabweans vote in tense poll as president seeks new term 23 Aug 2023 - 11:35 am
Voters wait to cast their votes next to a polling station during Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections in Bulawayo on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP)
Russian army officials in Libya after Haftar invite 22 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm
This frame grab taken from a video on the Telegram account of razgruzka_vagnera on August 22, 2023, shows the leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin as he addresses the camera at an undisclosed location. (Photo by HANDOUT / TELEGRAM / @ razgruzka_vagnera / AFP)
China’s Xi attends BRICS dinner after skipping business forum 22 Aug 2023 - 11:43 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to President of China Xi Jinping during Jinping's state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
African Union suspends Niger over coup as 12 troops die in new attack 22 Aug 2023 - 06:22 pm
The logo of the African Union (AU) is seen at the entrance of the AU headquarters on March 13, 2019, in Addis Ababa. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
Arab League welcomes Libya's central bank reunification 21 Aug 2023 - 10:59 pm
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Libya repatriates 161 Nigerian migrants 21 Aug 2023 - 10:34 pm
Nigerian migrants who voluntarily chose to return to their home country board a bus before flying out of Libya, during an operation organised by the the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Tripoli on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Nigeria's president inaugurates cabinet to tackle economic, security woes 21 Aug 2023 - 08:04 pm
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West Africa bloc rejects Niger's three-year transition plan 21 Aug 2023 - 06:35 pm
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Somalia's government says it intends to shut down access to TikTok, Telegram over content concerns 21 Aug 2023 - 05:04 pm
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