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Tunisians shun vote for powerless new parliament 17 Dec 2022 - 11:34 pm
A handout picture provided by the press service of Tunisian presidency shows President Kais Saied casting his ballot at a polling station in the Ennasr district near Tunis on December 17, 2022, during the parliamentary election. (Photo by Tunisian Presidency / AFP)
South Africa's Ramaphosa seeks re-election as ruling party boss 17 Dec 2022 - 07:34 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gives a speech to launch the 55th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) at the National Recreation Center (NASREC) in Johannesburg on December 16, 2022. (Photo by LUCA SOLA / AFP)
Ghana alleges Burkina Faso paid Russian mercenaries with mine 15 Dec 2022 - 05:36 pm
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on December 14, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP)
IMF postpones meeting on Tunisia loan, new finance law not yet ready 14 Dec 2022 - 11:41 pm
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Biden seeks principled Africa partnership as US businesses pour in 14 Dec 2022 - 11:17 pm
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the business forum during the US - Africa Leaders Summit on December 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
Rwanda leader says DR Congo bloodshed not his problem 14 Dec 2022 - 10:23 pm
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame delivers remarks during the Space Forum at the US - Africa Leaders Summit on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
South Africa's Ramaphosa dodges impeachment vote in parliament 13 Dec 2022 - 09:00 pm
African National Congress parliament members celebrate after President Cyril Ramaphosa survives an impeachment vote during South Africa's parliament debate on a report by a panel of experts who found that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have violated his oath of office, following allegations that large sums of foreign currency were hidden at his private game farm, in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
US slaps sanctions on son of Zimbabwe's president ahead of Africa summit 12 Dec 2022 - 10:11 pm
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Photo: Reuters
Zambia police find bodies of 27 suspected Ethiopian migrants 11 Dec 2022 - 10:42 pm
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Kenya's Maasai warriors gather to celebrate "Maasai Olympics," a rite of passage 10 Dec 2022 - 08:45 pm
A group of participants and supporters dance during the Maasai Olympics in Kimana district, on December 10, 2022, a sports event first held in 2012, in the Amboseli-Tsavo ecosystem. (Photo by Fredrik Lerneryd / AFP)
Somali forces, clan militias capture major town from al Shabaab 06 Dec 2022 - 07:21 pm
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during an interview inside his office at the Presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 28, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Sudan generals and parties sign outline deal, protesters cry foul 05 Dec 2022 - 08:29 pm
Sudan's Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (center right) and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (center left) lift documents alongside civilian leaders following the signing of an initial deal aimed at ending a deep crisis caused by last year's military coup, in the capital Khartoum on December 5, 2022. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
Ghana's Swoove says set to deliver growth after startup contest 05 Dec 2022 - 01:59 pm
A worker prepares orders inside the office of Ghanaian courier logistics startup Swoove, in Accra, Ghana November 25, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
South Africa's Ramaphosa says ANC executive to decide his fate 04 Dec 2022 - 11:15 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to members of the media after attending the African National Congress (ANC) National Working Committee meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Burkina Faso military government suspends broadcast of France's RFI radio 03 Dec 2022 - 09:32 pm
Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore is welcomed by supporters holding Russian's flags as he arrives at the national television standing in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
DR Congo says 'massacre' left more than 100 dead 03 Dec 2022 - 03:13 pm
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Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient, raising hopes 02 Dec 2022 - 07:04 pm
An anti-Ebola advocacy van drives along Kyadondo road amid the Ebola outbreak and alert in Kampala, Uganda, October 27, 2022. (REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa)
Interpol confirms red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos 30 Nov 2022 - 10:43 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. Picture taken on January 9. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo