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Dismay, anger among young Nigerians after election outcome 01 Mar 2023 - 09:11 pm
A group of people protest the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections and the emergence of the candidate of All Progressives Congress' (APC) Bola Tinubu as the president-elect in Abuja, Nigeria on March 1, 2023. (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON / AFP)
What's happening in Nigeria's disputed presidential election? 01 Mar 2023 - 08:47 pm
Nigeria President-elect, Bola Tinubu (L) and vice-president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo (R), look on during the presentation of the certificate of return to the President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on March 1, 2023. (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON / AFP)
Italian envoy murder case in DR Congo delayed by lawyer no-show 01 Mar 2023 - 08:11 pm
A photo combination of Italian Luca Attanasio and a medical vehicle of the North Kivu hospital loaded with the body of the driver on a road on the edge of the Virunga National Park near the village of Kibumba, some 25km from Goma, where the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, his bodyguard and driver, were killed earlier when their car came under gunfire while he was on a field trip on February 22, 2021. File photo / AFP
Nigeria's Bola Tinubu declared winner of the presidential vote 01 Mar 2023 - 01:34 pm
A man reads newspaper at a newsstand as candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu is declared President elect after the presidential election in Lagos, on March 1, 2023. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Tunisia warns foreign diplomats not to 'interfere' 28 Feb 2023 - 10:23 pm
Tunisia's Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar gives an interview at his office in Tunis on February 27, 2023. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Libya parliament slams 'errors' in UN envoy's report 28 Feb 2023 - 09:54 pm
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Doctors: Security forces kill protester near Sudan's capital 28 Feb 2023 - 09:19 pm
Protesters gathered in Khartoum during the 28 February protests. AlTaghyeer/Fateh al-Rahman Hamouda
Somalia drought 'extremely critical' but no famine projected 28 Feb 2023 - 08:30 pm
A mother gives water to her child at a camp for displaced persons in Baidoa, Somalia. Hungry people are heading to Baidoa from rural areas of southern Somalia, one of the regions hardest hit by drought. File photo / AFP
Hospital in disputed Somaliland city shelled, 1 dead 28 Feb 2023 - 07:41 pm
A view of the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on September 16, 2021. File photo / AFP
Nigeria's opposition calls for cancelling 'sham' election 28 Feb 2023 - 05:44 pm
A man walks past a taxi stop in Lagos on February 28, 2023. - Nigerians are waiting for the results of their Presidential elections that where held on February 25, 2023. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Moroccans struggle to afford vegetables as Ramadan looms 28 Feb 2023 - 03:37 pm
In this picture taken on February 23, 2023, shoppers buy fresh produce at the Sidi Moussa market in Morocco's Atlantic coastal city of Sale, north of the capital. Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
Death toll in E. Guinea Marburg outbreak rises to 11 28 Feb 2023 - 03:14 pm
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In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home 28 Feb 2023 - 10:23 am
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UN will struggle to unify Libya with elections this year 28 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
Abdoulaye Bathily (centre), UN Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, arrives in Tripoli. (File/AFP)
Burkina survivors recall 'horror movie' of jihadist assault 27 Feb 2023 - 11:03 pm
A photo taken on October 30, 2018 shows Burkinabe gendarmes sitting on their vehicle in Ouagadougou. File photo / AFP
Macron plans 'noticeable reduction' of French troops in Africa 27 Feb 2023 - 10:05 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he gives a speech to outline France's revamped strategy for Africa ahead of his visit in Central Africa, at the Elysee Palace in Paris on February 27, 2023.  (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / POOL / AFP)
Chinese retailer in a bind after Kenyan minister targets store 27 Feb 2023 - 09:09 pm
Kenya Trade Secretary Moses Kuria.
Sixty-six die at Kinshasa's main jail from January 27 Feb 2023 - 07:22 pm
The colonial-era Makala prison is operating at almost ten times its maximum capacity. File photo / AFP