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World / Africa

Blast kills 7 security personnel in Burkina Faso 28 Aug 2018 - 05:25 pm
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May kicks off first Africa tour as British PM 28 Aug 2018 - 09:23 am
File photo of Prime Minister Theresa May will make a three-nation visit to Africa this week, her first to the continent since becoming British leader in 2016, aimed at boosting post-Brexit trade ties, July 24, 2018. / AFP / POOL / Matt Dunham
Ugandan pop star, government critic Bobi Wine free on bail 27 Aug 2018 - 12:51 pm
Uganda's prominent opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi known as Bobi Wine (C) walks ahead of appearing at the general court martial in Gulu, northern Uganda on August 23, 2018. (AFP)
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as president of Zimbabwe 26 Aug 2018 - 02:46 pm
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa (C) arrives to take his oath of office in Harare on August 26, 2018. (AFP / Jekesai NJIKIZANA)
Congo: 2 who received experimental Ebola treatment recover 25 Aug 2018 - 04:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Congolese health worker administers Ebola vaccine to a woman who had contact with an Ebola sufferer in the village of Mangina in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 18, 2018. REUTERS/Olivia Acland
Burundi UN peacekeeper killed in ambush in Central Africa 24 Aug 2018 - 10:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian flanked by President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera looks at military supplies at the Mpoko military base in Bangui on October 31, 2016 AFP
Top Zimbabwe court confirms Mnangagwa's presidential election victory 24 Aug 2018 - 08:43 pm
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German minister expresses optimism after visit to Eritrea 24 Aug 2018 - 07:18 pm
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Sierra Leone wants more girls in school - but not if pregnant 23 Aug 2018 - 08:36 pm
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Zimbabwe court to rule Friday on opposition's vote challenge 23 Aug 2018 - 08:03 am
Riot police arrive at a press conference due to be addressed by opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa, ordering journalist out of the venue in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 3, 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Tributes pour in for former UN chief and Nobel laureate Kofi Annan 19 Aug 2018 - 12:48 pm
In this file photo taken on June 22, 2012 Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, listens to the media questions during a press conference at the United Nations Office in Geneva. / AFP / SEBASTIEN BOZON
Kofi Annan: the UN's 'rock star' secretary-general 18 Aug 2018 - 03:21 pm
In this file photo Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan shows an AK-47 assault rifle that has been transformed into a guitar in front of workers at Vienna's United Nations headquarters. (AFP / SAMUEL KUBANI)
Demolitions to protect river spark rows in Kenyan capital 18 Aug 2018 - 02:48 am
People watch as heavy machinery demolishes the Ukay Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya, August 14, 2018. Reuters/Baz Ratner
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita re-elected Mali president by a landslide 17 Aug 2018 - 02:56 am
Supporters of Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita celebrate at the Rally for Mali (RPM) party's headquarters in Bamako, Mali August 16, 2018. Reuters/Luc Gnago
No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city preparing for Ebola 16 Aug 2018 - 08:33 pm
A family member of a deceased, unconfirmed Ebola patient, reacts inside an Ebola Treatment Centre run by The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) on August 13, 2018, in Beni. AFP / John Wessels
Kenyan farmers toast growing European demand for avocados 15 Aug 2018 - 01:16 pm
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Mali president claims election victory amid fraud accusations 15 Aug 2018 - 03:01 am
FILE PHOTO: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali and candidate for Rally for Mali party (RPM), casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential election in Bamako, Mali July, 29 2018. Reuters/Luc Gnago
24 dead, 19 wounded in Ecuador bus crash 14 Aug 2018 - 09:10 pm
The wreckage of the bus is seen in Papallacta, Ecuador August 13, 2018, in this still image obtained from social media on August 14, 2018. Bomberos Quito/Reuters