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Sudan one of world's 'worst crises' in decades: medical charity 20 Jun 2024 - 05:18 pm
People carry parcels of meat from freshly-slaughtered sacrificial animals in the eastern city of Gedaref, distributed to internally displaced Sudanese on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice on June 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Photo by AFP.
UNHCR chief warns of 'insufficent' humanitarian access to Sudan 20 Jun 2024 - 03:57 pm
Peolpe displaced from Sudan's Jazira state arrive in packed vehicles to the entrance of the eastern city of Gedaref on June 10, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Photo by AFP.
Over $1 billion pledged to create 'African vaccine market' 20 Jun 2024 - 03:24 pm
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Guinea-Bissau part closes Senegal border over clashes: president 19 Jun 2024 - 09:14 pm
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S Africa's Ramaphosa sworn in for second full term as president 19 Jun 2024 - 02:09 pm
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa (R) gestures takes the oath of office for his second term as South African President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on June 19, 2024. Photo by Kim LUDBROOK / POOL / AFP.
Explosions and fire at military ammunition depot in Chad's capital causes fatalities 19 Jun 2024 - 10:50 am
This screenshot from a video grab obtained by AFPTV from Mahamat Djiddi Hassan on June 18, 2024 shows a massive fire at a military ammunition depot in N'Djamena. Photo by Mahamat Djiddi Hassan / AFP.
American in DR Congo 'coup' trial suffered 'torture': lawyer 18 Jun 2024 - 05:52 pm
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Kenya police arrest demonstrators as hundreds protest new tax hikes 18 Jun 2024 - 03:49 pm
Kenyan activists react after they were detained by Kenya police officers during a demonstration against overtaxation in Nairobi on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP)
Eight die in burning bus in Zimbabwe 17 Jun 2024 - 06:35 pm
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South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected after coalition deal 15 Jun 2024 - 11:51 am
President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa adresses members of parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. (Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP)
Gabon artists dream of taking music born in prison to global stage 12 Jun 2024 - 07:14 pm
Patrons dance to the rythm of N'Tcham at a bar in Libreville on April 2, 2024. Photo by WILFRIED MBINAH / AFP.
Malawi VP, nine others, killed in plane crash 11 Jun 2024 - 02:26 pm
A newspaper vendor holds The Nation newspaper with a cover picture of the missing plane Vice State President Saulos Klaus Chilima in Lilongwe, on June 11, 2024. Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP
Wreck of missing Malawi VP's plane found: military source 11 Jun 2024 - 01:38 pm
Saulos Klaus Chilima, Malawi's incumbent Vice President and president for the United Transformation Movement (UTM), leaves the Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre on May 6, 2020. Photo by AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP
Malawi launches search for missing plane carrying vice president 10 Jun 2024 - 08:52 pm
File: Saulos Klaus Chilima, Malawi's incumbent Vice President and president for the United Transformation Movement (UTM), leaves the Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre on May 6, 2020. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Plane carrying Malawi's VP missing: govt 10 Jun 2024 - 07:13 pm
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UN migration agency says number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached over 10 million 10 Jun 2024 - 04:39 pm
Children sit together sharing a large bowl of food, as Sudanese families host internally displaced people coming from the central Sudanese state of Gezira to the eastern Sudanese city of Gedaref on June 3, 2024. Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP.
Algerian President calls for holding presidential elections in September 08 Jun 2024 - 08:37 pm
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Sudan activists say about '40 dead' in shelling near Khartoum 07 Jun 2024 - 11:27 pm
File: A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on May 27, 2024. (Photo by AFP)