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Nine Doctors Without Borders members released in Sudan, medical group says 25 Jan 2022 - 03:51 pm
People attend a march during a protest against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan, January 24, 2022. REUTERS.
Stadium stampede kills eight in Africa Cup of Nations soccer match 25 Jan 2022 - 03:14 pm
General view of Cameroon fans inside the stadium REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Burkina Faso President Kabore detained at military camp: Sources 24 Jan 2022 - 12:06 pm
Bullet holes are seen in a car that belongs to the presidency following heavy gunfire near the president Roch Kabore residence in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso January 24, 2022. Reuters/Thiam Ndiaga
Heavy gunfire heard in Burkina barracks, gov't denies army takeover 23 Jan 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Heavy gunfire heard at military camp in Burkina Faso capital 23 Jan 2022 - 10:08 am
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Road accident in Ghana causes huge explosion, deaths 20 Jan 2022 - 09:48 pm
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UN: Food aid in Ethiopia's Tigray now at 'all-time lowest' 20 Jan 2022 - 06:36 pm
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Africa CDC says it will talk to Merck about COVID pill, Pfizer talks 'advanced' 20 Jan 2022 - 01:22 pm
John Nkengasong, Africa's Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Billionaire Soon-Shiong opens new vaccine plant in South Africa 19 Jan 2022 - 04:15 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong cut a ribbon, while Premier of the Western Cape Alan Winde looks on, during the launch of NantSA, a future vaccine manufacturing facility designed to accelerate the production of pharmaceuticals, in Cape Town, South Africa, January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Shelley Christians
Al-Shabab claims deadly bombing near Somali military camp 18 Jan 2022 - 07:36 pm
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Covid-19 infected lions prompt variant warning in South Africa 18 Jan 2022 - 01:24 pm
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Tunisians protest against president, as journalists complain of police abuse 15 Jan 2022 - 05:14 pm
Demonstrators are hit by a water cannon during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers, in Tunis, Tunisia, January 14, 2022. REUTERS/
S.African study suggests Omicron less severe even for unvaccinated 14 Jan 2022 - 02:23 pm
A healthcare worker administers the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a pregnant woman, amidst the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron, in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 9, 2021. REUTERS/ Sumaya Hisham
Senegal authorizes COVID-19 booster shots, vaccines for children 13 Jan 2022 - 07:07 pm
Aminata Laye Diagne, a nurse gives a dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a woman at Philippe Senghor Hospital in Dakar, amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Senegal July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Africa joins race to acquire Pfizer's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills 13 Jan 2022 - 02:57 pm
Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on November 16, 2021. Pfizer/Handout via REUTERS
Botswana's president ends isolation after asymptomatic COVID-19 12 Jan 2022 - 10:57 am
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi speaks during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2021. Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher 'asymptomatic carriage' 11 Jan 2022 - 07:28 pm
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Electricity supply restored in most of Kenya after nationwide blackout: Kenya Power 11 Jan 2022 - 02:55 pm
A Diesel Mobile Unit (DMU) train of the Nairobi Commuter Rail Service (NCRS) operated by the Kenya Railway Corporation (KRC) from Embakasi to Nairobi rides past electricity power lines near the Donholm station in Nairobi, Kenya January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi