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Eritrea troops still on Ethiopian soil - US 28 Jan 2023 - 07:06 pm
A building is seen through a bullet hole in a window of the Africa Hotel in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, on March 16, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Rwanda arrests six for insulting trailblazing female football ref 28 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm
Mukansanga was the first woman from Rwanda to referee at the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the AFCON [Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]
Italy's Meloni in Libya to conclude $8bn gas deal 28 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the head of Libya's Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah attend a joint news conference in Tripoli, Libya on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Hundreds pay tribute to slain Eswatini rights activist 28 Jan 2023 - 04:47 pm
Eswatini's King Mswati III addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. File Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Congo revivalist churches draw in Catholics 28 Jan 2023 - 03:39 pm
Faithfuls pray inside the Emmanuel-Butsili Catholic Parish in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Erikas Mwisi Kambale
Italy's Meloni expected to sign major gas deal during Libya visit 28 Jan 2023 - 03:01 pm
Libya's Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah receives his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, in the capital Tripoli, on January 28, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
South Africa gets €280mn in EU grants for green transition 27 Jan 2023 - 10:04 pm
Smoke billows from the cooling towers of Kriel and Matla Power Stations, coal-fired stations of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Kriel, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, January 17, 2023. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
Development partners commit $30 billion to food production in Africa 27 Jan 2023 - 09:27 pm
Women harvest eggplants for the market, on a field of farmer Mor Kabe in the outskirts of Notto Gouye Diama village, Thies region, Senegal, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)
Nigeria launches domestic card scheme in cashless bid 26 Jan 2023 - 09:49 pm
The Central Bank of Nigeria's logo is seen on its headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 22, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
Russia's Lavrov on surprise visit to Eritrea 26 Jan 2023 - 08:11 pm
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South Africa signs deal with India to relocate dozens of cheetahs 26 Jan 2023 - 07:26 pm
A cheetah and her cub walk on the plains in Masai Mara game reserve, Southwest of Kenya's capital Nairobi, on November 1, 2012. Picture taken on November 1, 2012. File Photo / Reuters
Burhan says Sudan 'in agreement' with Ethiopia on controversial dam 26 Jan 2023 - 06:00 pm
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (R) walks alongside Sudanese Army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (L) at Khartoum Airport during a welcome ceremony on January 26, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Morocco extradites French cybercrime suspect to US: police source 25 Jan 2023 - 09:52 pm
A photo of French national Sebastien Raoult, displayed on the phone of his father, Paul Raoult, in Épinal, eastern France, on August 1, 2022. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen / AFP
Russia's Lavrov blasts West in new Africa tour 25 Jan 2023 - 08:28 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Angola's President Joao Lourenco in Luanda on January 25, 2023. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
France to pull troops from Burkina Faso within a month: ministry 25 Jan 2023 - 07:31 pm
In this file photo taken on November 10, 2019, soldiers of the French Army set up their tents in a Temporary Operative Advanced Base (BOAT) during the Bourgou IV operation in northern Burkina Faso. - France said on January 25, 2023, it would pull troops from Burkina Faso within a month. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
Tanzanian opposition leader returns home after two years in exile 25 Jan 2023 - 02:48 pm
File Photo: November 14, 2020 Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu poses during an interview with AFP at his home in Tienen. - Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu arrived back in his homeland on January 25, 2023 after about five years in exile, his Chadema party said. Chadema posted a photo on Twitter of Lissu greeting senior members of the party on arrival at the international airport in Dar Es Salaam. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Hundreds protest S. Africa energy crisis 25 Jan 2023 - 01:21 pm
Democratic Alliance (DA) members hold placards as they march to Luthuli House, the headquarters of the ruling african National Congress (ANC), during a protest against prolonged energy crisis that has seen South africans experience record power cuts, in Johannesburg on January 25, 2023. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)
Somali PM meets UNICEF delegation 25 Jan 2023 - 12:29 pm
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(Files) (Combo) This combination of pictures created on August 07, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) in Caracas on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Jim Watson and Federico Parra / AFP) Venezuela denounces 'extremely serious military aggression' by US
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