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Libya pro-Haftar pilot released in prisoner swap 26 Dec 2022 - 08:11 pm
Libya's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar speaks to the media after submitting his candidacy papers for the presidential elections at the office of the High National Elections Commission, in Benghazi, Libya, on November 16, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Ethiopia govt team in rebel Tigray after November 2 peace deal 26 Dec 2022 - 04:44 pm
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta applauds Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda after signing the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Johannesburg tanker explosion death toll rises to 15, driver charged 26 Dec 2022 - 04:39 pm
 A gas tanker explodes, in Boksburg, South Africa December 24, 2022, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters. AAA Security Group/via REUTERS
Battery swapping spurs Kenya's electric motorbike drive 26 Dec 2022 - 02:39 pm
A worker walks next to assembled electric motorcycles at ARC Ride's warehouse in Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15 25 Dec 2022 - 09:44 pm
The damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Tunisia rights group slams 'inhumane' move to deport migrants 25 Dec 2022 - 06:15 pm
A group of migrants has lived at a youth centre north of Tunis after being evacuated from the Choucha refugee camp.  FETHI BELAID / AFP
UN says Burkina Faso has no grounds to expel senior official 24 Dec 2022 - 11:49 pm
People ride bicycles and motorcycles on a street in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on September 17, 2015. File Photo / Reuters
M23 rebel retreat a 'sham', DR Congo army says 24 Dec 2022 - 10:35 pm
M23 rebels look on in Kibumba in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 23, 2022.  (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP)
Nine killed in fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg: rescuers 24 Dec 2022 - 06:45 pm
People gather near a burnt out truck at the entrance of the damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, on  December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Zambia abolishes death penalty 24 Dec 2022 - 02:39 pm
Reuters file photo of Hakainde Hichilema
South Africa's Eskom warns of long electricity crisis 23 Dec 2022 - 08:35 pm
Locals walk past electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its ageing coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto, South Africa, September 28, 2022. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
BioNTech initiates clinical trial of mRNA-based malaria vaccine candidate 23 Dec 2022 - 01:04 pm
Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Biontech logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
More Ebola trial vaccines arrive in Uganda 22 Dec 2022 - 04:35 pm
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Gambian government says has foiled coup attempt 21 Dec 2022 - 06:11 pm
President of The Gambia Adama Barrow addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Tunisians shun vote for powerless new parliament 17 Dec 2022 - 11:34 pm
A handout picture provided by the press service of Tunisian presidency shows President Kais Saied casting his ballot at a polling station in the Ennasr district near Tunis on December 17, 2022, during the parliamentary election. (Photo by Tunisian Presidency / AFP)
South Africa's Ramaphosa seeks re-election as ruling party boss 17 Dec 2022 - 07:34 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a speech to launch the 55th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) at the National Recreation Center (NASREC) in Johannesburg on December 16, 2022. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP)
Ghana alleges Burkina Faso paid Russian mercenaries with mine 15 Dec 2022 - 05:36 pm
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP)
IMF postpones meeting on Tunisia loan, new finance law not yet ready 14 Dec 2022 - 11:41 pm
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