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Ethiopian federal police deploy in Tigray after peace deal 29 Dec 2022 - 08:15 pm
File Photo: Ethiopian Federal policemen stand at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 11, 2019. (REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri)
Three charged over 'racist' fight at South Africa pool 29 Dec 2022 - 07:53 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 16, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Nine killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur 29 Dec 2022 - 05:53 pm
Sudan's Darfur is still reeling from years of civil war, and clashes between ethnic groups often erupt over land and water in the arid region. ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP
Sudanese general leads mission to South Darfur after violent clashes 29 Dec 2022 - 05:15 pm
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Deputy Head of the Sudan Transitional Military Council, attends the signing ceremony of the agreement on peace and ceasefire in Juba, South Sudan October 21, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
South Africa tanker explosion death toll jumps to 27 29 Dec 2022 - 11:03 am
A gas tanker explodes, in Boksburg, South Africa December 24, 2022, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters. AAA Security Group/via REUTERS
Rwanda says Congo fighter jet briefly violated its air space 29 Dec 2022 - 12:16 am
Rwanda's government spokesperson Yolande Makolo addresses a news conference on the transfer of asylum seekers from Britain ahead of their arrival in Kigali, Rwanda, on June 14, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Algeria offers Sahara tourists visas on arrival 28 Dec 2022 - 10:31 pm
Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, speaks during the start of a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), at El Mouradia Palace, the President's official residence in Algiers on March 30, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
US safety experts dispute aspects of Ethiopia 737-MAX air crash findings 28 Dec 2022 - 08:43 pm
Wreckage is seen at the site of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 11, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
South Sudan to send 750 troops to DR Congo to fight rebels 28 Dec 2022 - 07:46 pm
Soldiers of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) prepare to be deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after their departure ceremony at the SSPDF Headquarters in Juba on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Samir Bol / AFP)
Somalia rejects Genel Energy's "illegal claim" to oil permits 28 Dec 2022 - 07:41 pm
Engineers and visitors explore an exploratory well near Dharoor town, 350 km (217 miles) from the port of Bosasso on the Gulf of Aden in Puntland January 17, 2012. File Photo / Reuters
Death toll from South African fuel tanker blast rises to 26 28 Dec 2022 - 05:38 pm
A forensic pathologist collects human remains at the scene where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Tears, prayers and hopes as flights to Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray resume 28 Dec 2022 - 05:23 pm
Passengers arriving from Tigray are greeted by relatives at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on December 28, 2022. (AFP)
Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers 27 Dec 2022 - 11:07 pm
President of The Gambia Adama Barrow addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets 27 Dec 2022 - 07:04 pm
Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa's richest woman, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London, Britain, January 9, 2020. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
Ethnic fighting kills 56 in South Sudan, official says 27 Dec 2022 - 05:54 pm
Jikany Nuer White Army fighters holds their weapons in Upper Nile State, South Sudan February 10, 2014. File Photo / Reuters
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital 27 Dec 2022 - 04:37 pm
An Airbus A350-941 aircraft of Ethiopian Airlines is pulled by a pushback tractor of air service provider DNATA at Zurich Airport near Ruemlang, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann)
South African tanker blast death toll climbs to 18 27 Dec 2022 - 11:09 am
The damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Ethiopia govt team makes first Tigray visit after peace deal 27 Dec 2022 - 12:44 am
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta applauds Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda after signing the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria, South Africa, November 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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