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Burkina Faso president resigns, coup leader says, as army faction seeks Russia support 02 Oct 2022 - 07:39 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. (REUTERS/Vincent Bado) 
Burkina Faso junta urges calm after French Embassy attack 02 Oct 2022 - 05:41 pm
Soldiers escort the convoy of Burkina Faso's self-declared new leader Ibrahim Traore as he arrives at the national television standing in an armoured vehicle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Gunfire, confusion grip Burkina Faso day after coup, fire breaks out at French embassy 01 Oct 2022 - 10:55 pm
Soldiers block the road to stop the advance of protesters against junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba, on a street in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Vincent Bado
Nigerians mark independence anniversary ahead of key poll 01 Oct 2022 - 08:47 pm

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari gives a statement on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, during a European Union - African Union summit, in Brussels, Belgium, on February 18, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso capital day after coup 01 Oct 2022 - 03:41 pm
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South African airports group says Cape Town faces jet fuel crunch 01 Oct 2022 - 02:49 pm
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Army officers appear on Burkina Faso TV, declare new coup 01 Oct 2022 - 10:41 am
President of Burkina Faso Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba visits 14th Inter-Arms Regiment soldiers in Djibo, Burkina Faso September 29, 2022 in this still image obtained from a video. Burkina Faso Presidency/REUTERS TV via REUTERS.
Nigerian presidential hopefuls sign election peace accord 29 Sep 2022 - 09:39 pm
APC party's new presidential candidate Bola Tinubu raises a party's flag with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari next to Abdullahi Adamu, the APC party chairman, during the party convention in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 7, 2022. (Nigeria's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS)
Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected, says president 28 Sep 2022 - 11:36 pm
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni / Reuters file photo
Trial over Guinea 2009 stadium massacre begins as victims hope for justice 28 Sep 2022 - 10:47 pm
Lawyers attend the opening of the trial of eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Conakry, Guinea, on September 28,2022. REUTERS/ Souleymane Camara
US, militia help Somalia gain control of militant-held areas  27 Sep 2022 - 08:59 pm
Somali security officers drive past a section of Hotel Hayat, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Congo declares end of latest Ebola outbreak in east 27 Sep 2022 - 03:44 pm
A healthcare worker, who volunteered in the Ebola response, decontaminates his colleague in the eastern Congolese town of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo
Sudan officials warn of disease from unidentified bodies 26 Sep 2022 - 11:11 pm
Sudan's Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan looks on during an interview, in Khartoum, Sudan, on December 4, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails 26 Sep 2022 - 06:22 pm
File Photo: High-tension electrical power lines are seen at the Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant on the outskirt of Benin City in Edo state, Nigeria, June 13, 2018. (REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye)
Building collapses outside Kenyan capital, deaths reported 26 Sep 2022 - 01:22 pm
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Ebola deaths double with outbreak spreading in Central Uganda 26 Sep 2022 - 11:35 am
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Somalia says its Military killed at least 30 Al-Shabab militants 26 Sep 2022 - 11:03 am
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Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows 25 Sep 2022 - 09:07 pm
File Photo: Ugandan health workers speak to civilians before carrying out the first vaccination exercise against the Ebola virus in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district, Uganda, on June 16, 2019. (REUTERS/James Akena)