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UN, EU urge restraint in Mali after opposition leader spurns results 14 Aug 2018 - 08:40 pm
Acrobats perform outside the headquarters of Mali's incumbent president and candidate to his re-election in Bamako on August 13, 2018, in a show of support for the incumbent president one day after a presidential runoff vote. AFP / Michele Cattani
Mali opposition leader rejects results as counting underway 13 Aug 2018 - 09:58 pm
Malian Opposition leader and presidential candidate SoumaIila Cisse and his wife Astan Traore waves to supporters in the front of his residence on August 13, 2018 in Bamako a day after the runoff vote in Mali's presidential election.  AFP / Issouf Sanogo
Mnangagwa says disputed Zimbabwe election 'behind us' 13 Aug 2018 - 07:28 pm
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa (C) gestures during the Heroes Day commemorations held at the National Heroes Acre in Harare August 13, 2018.  AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis 12 Aug 2018 - 09:39 am
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali and candidate of Rally for Mali party (RPM), speaks during a rally, ahead of the second round of Mali's presidential election, in Bamako, Mali August 10, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Congo's latest Ebola outbreak taking place in a war zone 11 Aug 2018 - 11:09 pm
A Congolese health worker checks the temperature of a child before the launch of vaccination campaign against the deadly Ebola virus near Mangina village, near the town of Beni, in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 8, 2018. R
Cholera kills 13 in Niger: UN 11 Aug 2018 - 06:55 pm
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Four new Congo Ebola cases as medics prepare experimental treatment 11 Aug 2018 - 01:32 pm
File photo of a World Health Organization (WHO) worker prepares to administer a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in the port city of Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katomb
South Africa's Ramaphosa praises Kabila's 'respect' for DRC constitution 10 Aug 2018 - 10:18 pm
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila addresses a news conference at the State House in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo January 26, 2018. Reuters/Kenny Katombe
10 dead in Ebola flareup in eastern DR Congo 10 Aug 2018 - 02:40 pm
File photo of a World Health Organization (WHO) worker administers a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in the port city of Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Kenny Katombe/File Phot
13 die in fiery inferno as digger hits bus in Nigeria: police 10 Aug 2018 - 11:56 am
The bus left Port Harcourt in River State on Thursday morning, heading for Lagos. AFP Photo/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
Zimbabwe: Top opposition figure said released 10 Aug 2018 - 01:19 am
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Kabila move in DR Congo triggers relief, but uncertainty remains 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila attending a training session of national football team in Bata, February 3, 2015. AFP/Carl De Souza
Kabila's would-be successor hails Congo ruler for step down 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm
Former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary is pictured at the Electoral Commission in Kinshasa on August 8, 2018.  AFP / Junior D Kannah
Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after asylum bid fails 09 Aug 2018 - 05:51 pm
Former Zimbabwean Finance Minister and MDC Alliance member Tendai Biti greets supporters outside the MDC Alliance's headquarters in Harare on July 31, 2018. AFP / Marco Longari
UN chief calls on South Sudan leaders to finalize peace deal 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar meet after he was sworn-in as the First Vice President at the Presidential House in South Sudan's capital Juba, April 26, 2016 (Reuters)
Zimbabwe opposition in court over post-vote violence 04 Aug 2018 - 12:42 pm
Supporters of the newly reelected Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, celebrate in Mbare, a district of the Zimbabwe's capital Harare on August 3, 2018. / AFP / Luis TATO
Nigeria's Ruling APC bleeds as key figures abandon Buhari 02 Aug 2018 - 09:12 pm
In this file photo taken on May 29, 2015 Senator Bukola Saraki, reacts in Abuja. AFP / Pius Utomi Ekpei
Zimbabwe renewal hopes dashed as vote dispute sparks mayhem 02 Aug 2018 - 09:09 pm
Supporters of Zimbabwe's MDC party demonstrate outside ZANU PF headquarters in Harare on August 1, 2018, as protests erupted over alleged fraud in the country's election. AFP / Marco Longari