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African foreign students in Tunisia fearful after racist violence 15 Mar 2023 - 03:17 pm
African students walk at the campus of university Ibn Khaldoun, on March 13, 2023 in Tunis. - Thousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are seeking safety assurances from authorities in the aftermath of a spate of racist attacks, which followed comments by President Kais Saied about illegal migration. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Blinken asks Ethiopia to strengthen peace on first post-war visit 15 Mar 2023 - 12:03 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) arrives for an official visit to Ethiopia, at the Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, on March 14, 2023. - The US secretary of state arrived in Ethiopia on a bid to support the peace process after a brutal two-year civil war, and renew ties with a longtime ally. The trip comes as part of a push by the US president's administration to step up engagement with Africa, where China and Russia have been stepping up influence. (Photo by TIKSA NEGERI / POOL / AFP)
Protestors back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial 14 Mar 2023 - 11:57 pm
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Blinken in Ethiopia to push peace accord as US returns from cold 14 Mar 2023 - 10:54 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room at the State Department in Washington on January 7, 2022. File photo / AFP
Diplomatic push sparks little hope for ending DR Congo insurgency 14 Mar 2023 - 09:02 pm
M23 rebels attending ceremonies at Rumangabo on January 6 when they handed back an army base they had seized. Guerchom Ndebo / AFP
Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique 14 Mar 2023 - 06:29 pm
A general view of a landslide at Mbayani in Blantyre, on March 13, 2023, due to heavy rains following the effects of cyclone Freddy. - Malawi's leader on March 13, 2023 declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including the commercial hub Blantyre after the powerful cyclone Freddy made a come-back killing dozens. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Witnesses say extremist attack in Somalia kills at least 9 14 Mar 2023 - 05:08 pm
Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by al-Shabab militants in Mogadishu on Aug. 21, 2022. File photo / AFP
Malawi cyclone survivors battle despair as hopes for survivors dwindle 14 Mar 2023 - 02:39 pm
A general view of washed away structures in Blantyre on March 14, 2023, caused by heavy rains following cyclone Freddy's landfall. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Malawi declares state-of-disaster after cyclone's deadly return 13 Mar 2023 - 08:43 pm
A general view of a collapsed road caused by flooding waters due to heavy rains following cyclone Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, on March 13, 2013.  (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
BioNTech mobile mRNA vaccine labs reach Rwanda 13 Mar 2023 - 06:58 pm
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Ivory Coast to host World Environment Day on June 5 13 Mar 2023 - 06:28 pm
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Slow response led to 30 migrant deaths off Libya: Activists 13 Mar 2023 - 06:16 pm
A wreath of flowers floats on the Mediterranean Sea, thrown by people who ended a protest march on the beach at the site of the shipwreck on March 11, 2023 in Steccato di Cutro, Calabria region, southern Italy, as part of the movement 'Stop the massacre, now!' (Fermare la strage, subito!) launched by the 'National Network February 26' created following the February 26, 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 74 migrants, including children, in Steccato di Cutro. (Photo by Gianluca CHININEA / AFP)
Gabon ferry disaster toll rises to six dead, 31 missing 13 Mar 2023 - 03:10 pm
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Ethiopian journalist honored by US sounds alarm on media freedom 11 Mar 2023 - 09:37 pm
Meaza Mohammed of Ethiopia, a 2023 International Women of Courage Award recipient, poses at the State Department in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Five accused of killing DR Congo Italian envoy request acquittal 11 Mar 2023 - 09:18 pm
Nicolas de Rivière (third left), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), speaks with peacekeepers during a ceremony in honour of peacekeepers killed in the line of duty since the mission began, in Goma on March 11, 2023. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)
Libya rivals can agree election terms 'by mid-June': UN envoy 11 Mar 2023 - 07:58 pm
Abdoulaye Bathily, UN Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), gives a press conference in Tripoli on March 11, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Ramaphosa receives graft ombud’s report on cash-in-sofa scandal 11 Mar 2023 - 05:38 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo / AFP
Angola to send forces to conflict-torn DR Congo 11 Mar 2023 - 04:45 pm
This handout image provided by the UAE Ministry Of Presidential Affairs shows UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (right) meeting with Angola's President Joao Lourenco (left) at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on March 11, 2023. (Photo by Hamad AL-KAABI / UAE's Ministry of Presidential Affairs / AFP)