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Popular S. African rapper AKA shot dead outside restaurant 11 Feb 2023 - 11:43 am
In this file photo taken on June 04, 2016 South African rap sensation Kiernan Forbes poses on the red carpet at the 22nd annual South African Music Awards (SAMAS) in Durban.(Photo by Rajesh Jantilal / AFP)
8 Croatians plead not guilty to child trafficking in Zambia 10 Feb 2023 - 08:14 pm
Eight Croatian nationals charged with attempting to traffic children, outside the magistrates court in Ndola, Zambia, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. The 8 have pleaded not guilty to the charge of child trafficking before a magistrate. (AP Photo/Salim Dawood)
Uncertainty in Nigeria as cash, fuel shortages bite ahead of vote 10 Feb 2023 - 05:08 pm
Drivers wait in line to buy fuel at and next to a filling station, causing traffic gridlock on Lagos' Ibadan expressway, in Lagos on January 30, 2023. Nigerian drivers spend hours in traffic gridlocks less than a month prior to the presidential election [Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP]
Ramaphosa invokes Covid-era response to mounting energy crisis 10 Feb 2023 - 03:30 pm
Former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki looks on during South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2023 state-of-the-nation address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town on February 9, 2023. (Photo by ESA ALEXANDER / POOL / AFP)
Stone Age discovery fuels mystery of who made early tools 09 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
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Lavrov in Khartoum to meet with Sudanese military leaders 09 Feb 2023 - 04:21 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Sudanese acting foreign minister Ali al-Sadiq (R) give a joint press conference at the airport in Khartoum on February 9, 2023 during an official visit to Sudan. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
Eritrea leader calls Tigray rights abuse claims a 'fantasy' 09 Feb 2023 - 03:08 pm
(FILE PHOTO) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2018 Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki smiles upon his arrival at the airport in Gondar, for a visit in Ethiopia. - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said on February 9, 2023 that allegations of rights abuses by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the two-year war there amounted to
Sudan's tropical disease spike reflects poor health system 09 Feb 2023 - 10:41 am
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Zambia commutes nearly 400 death sentences after law change 08 Feb 2023 - 11:17 pm
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.
Germany's Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize in Ivory Coast 08 Feb 2023 - 06:36 pm
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South Africa police probe 'unusual' corpse theft 08 Feb 2023 - 05:32 pm
The body of a man who was buried on January 22, was stolen, and the coffin was left. Picture: SAPS
Kenya suspends two more football players for match-fixing 08 Feb 2023 - 04:52 pm
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Wretched life of migrants building Senegal's city of the future 08 Feb 2023 - 10:02 am
A construction worker from Guinea Conakry looks on during a lunch break in Diamniadio on November 15, 2022. - Young men from Sierra Leone, Guinea and even distant Nigeria have flocked to Diamniadio, lured by the vision of a decent job and pay in a stable currency. They are among thousands of labourers toiling on construction sites across the budding city. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Riots erupt in Nigerian city over cash shortages 07 Feb 2023 - 11:15 pm
Debris are seen outside the premises of a local bank in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on February 7, 2023 after a demonstration by angry residents. - Angry protesters went on rampage on Tuesday in southwest Nigerian city of Abeokuta, in Ogun state, police and residents said, in the latest flare-up over a major cash and fuel crisis. (Photo by Seun Adeniyi / AFP)
Tunisia president fires foreign minister 07 Feb 2023 - 09:27 pm
Tunisian President Kais Saied addresses the nation in this screengrab taken from Tunisian President's office footage, Tunisia, July 25, 2021. (Reuters file)
DR Congo troops march in Goma to 'reassure' locals 07 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm
Demonstrators gather before attacking a cafe allegedly run by Rwandophone Banyamulenge, during a demonstration against the East Africa Community Regional Force in Goma on February 6, 2023 during which protesters erected barricades, torched tyres and where some shops were looted. - Thousands of people demonstrated Monday in Goma, the commercial hub in eastern DR Congo, to protest the perceived inaction of an East African military force against the M23 rebel insurgency. (Photo by AFP)
Russia's Lavrov vows aid for West Africa's jihadist fight 07 Feb 2023 - 08:28 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop hold a joint press conference following their talks in Bamako on February 7, 2023. (Photo by RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP) 
UN says at least 20 killed in Somaliland clashes, urges probe 07 Feb 2023 - 04:24 pm
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Children sit on doorstep of a damaged building in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP) 439 Palestinians killed since Gaza ceasefire agreement began: Human Rights Center
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