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Burkina Faso ends French military accord, says it will defend itself 23 Jan 2023 - 06:29 pm
In this file photo taken on November 14, 2019, soldiers of the French Army patrols the village Gorom Gorom in Armoured Personnel Carriers during the Barkhane operation in northern Burkina Faso. (Photo by MICHELE CATTANI / AFP)
Kenyan opposition leader says Ruto's government is illegitimate 23 Jan 2023 - 05:48 pm
Kenya's opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga, of the Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) One Kenya Alliance, speaks during a Reuters interview in Nairobi, Kenya on August 29, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Yellen says critically important to restructure Zambia debt 23 Jan 2023 - 05:39 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signs the visitor book after she visited the House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) at Goree Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal on January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ngouda Dione/File Photo
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges Eskom to delay power-price hikes 22 Jan 2023 - 11:57 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Summit on Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 8, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Egypt lawyers end strike after colleages released 22 Jan 2023 - 11:14 pm
The High Court of Justice in Cairo. REUTERS/File photo
Egypt signs $1.5bn financing agreement with ITFC - CNBC Arabia 22 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
Egypt's Minister of Planning Hala al-Said speaks on the country's economic outlook and post-COVID-19 recovery during an interview with Reuters at her office in Cairo, Egypt, January 24, 2022. Picture taken on January 24, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Key Algeria rights group ordered shut 22 Jan 2023 - 09:12 pm
A demonstrator's shadow is cast on a national flag during an anti-government rally in Algiers, Algeria on December 24, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Gunmen kill Eswatini opposition politician: spokesman 22 Jan 2023 - 08:34 pm
In this file photo taken on September 22, 2018 Thulani Maseko, human rights lawyer and activist, looks on as he gives an interview to Agence France-Presse in Lobamba, Eswatini.  (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction 22 Jan 2023 - 07:56 pm
A general view of buildings in Yaounde, Cameroon, January 28, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Eritrea troops leave historic Tigray city as US hails 'withdrawal' 22 Jan 2023 - 07:51 pm
File photo: Ethiopian soldiers ride on a truck near the town of Adigrat, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021. (REUTERS/Baz Ratner)
Six dead in siege at mayor's office in Mogadishu 22 Jan 2023 - 07:40 pm
A Somali policeman stands holds his position near the mayor's office following a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Explosion, gunfire near mayor's office in Mogadishu 22 Jan 2023 - 04:37 pm
Somali security forces hold their positions near the mayor's office following a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
South Africa faces two more years of power outages, Eskom says 22 Jan 2023 - 03:06 pm
Electrical power lines hang from transmission pylons near to the Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Lethabo coal-fired power station in Vereeniging, South Africa, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. File Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
At least five injured after blast at mayor's office in Mogadishu: Ambulance worker 22 Jan 2023 - 02:25 pm
Somali policemen prepare to take their positions near the mayor's office following a blast in Mogadishu, Somalia January 22, 2023. Reuters/Feisal Omar
Sudan's prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither 22 Jan 2023 - 09:49 am
Gum arabic sap pictured on the branch of an acacia tree, in the state-owned Demokaya research forest some 30km east of El-Obeid, the capital city of the central Sudanese wilayet (state) of North Kordofan, on January 9, 2023. (Photo by Ashraf Shazly / AFP)
Zulus commemorate anniversary of epic win over British in South Africa 21 Jan 2023 - 06:53 pm
Amabutho Zulu regiments hold a British flag captured during the reenactment of the Battle of Isandlwana, in Isandlwana on January 21, 2023. The battle, fought on January 22, 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
Tanzania opposition holds first rally since ban lifted 21 Jan 2023 - 05:18 pm
Freeman Mbowe (L), Chairman Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, flashes a victory sign during party's first political rally after an imposed ban in 2016 was lifted, at Furahisha Grounds in Mwanza, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by MICHAEL JAMSON / AFP)
Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years 21 Jan 2023 - 04:10 pm
Vehicles drive in traffic gridlock at Ojodu-Berger bus station in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 19, 2022. (AFP/Getty Images)