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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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Global aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals 20 Aug 2023 - 11:36 pm
People stand next to an empty petrol station amid soaring fuel prices in Sudan's eastern city of Gedaref on August 19, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Pro-coup rally in Niger after leader warns against foreign intervention 20 Aug 2023 - 07:16 pm
Supporters of Niger's National Concil of Sefeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) gather at Place de la Concertation in Niamey on August 20, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Gunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali 20 Aug 2023 - 04:57 pm
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West African delegation arrives in coup-hit Niger 19 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm
Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commitee, Christopher Musa, welcomes the media at the end of their deliberations in Accra, on August 18, 2023. (Photo by GERARD NARTEY / AFP)
Niger floods kill 27, affect thousands since July 19 Aug 2023 - 03:20 pm
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Libya unity govt tells protesters no foreign base planned 17 Aug 2023 - 10:59 pm
Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on August 17, 2023 following recent deadly clashes.(Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
West African Bloc vows to restore Niger democracy 17 Aug 2023 - 08:10 pm
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More than 60 migrants feared to have drowned off Cape Verde 17 Aug 2023 - 07:34 pm
Young boys play on a pirogue in Fass Boye on August 17, 2023 after a pirogue capsized off the coast of Cape Verde. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Cable theft 'significantly' impact South Africa's railways 17 Aug 2023 - 05:01 pm
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19 aid workers killed since start of conflict in Sudan: UN 17 Aug 2023 - 04:40 pm
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Truce holds in Libya after clashes kill 55 16 Aug 2023 - 09:51 pm
Forces affiliated with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) deploy following two days of deadly clashes between two rival groups in Libya's capital, on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)