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At least 5 killed, 25 wounded in Somalia suicide blast 28 Feb 2019 - 10:02 pm
An injured man is evacuated from the scene where a suicide car bomb exploded targeting a Mogadishu hotel in a business center in Maka Al Mukaram street in Mogadishu, Somalia. February 28, 2019. Reuters/Feisal Omar
Nigeria's Buhari faces long to-do list in second term 28 Feb 2019 - 02:36 pm
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks after collecting his certificate from the electoral commission following the poll win in Abuja, Nigeria February 27, 2019. REUTERS
'Resurrection' pastor sparks South Africa Twitter craze 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
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Nigerian leader appeals for unity as challenger rejects vote 27 Feb 2019 - 06:21 pm
A group of girls leave their school during a rally by All Progressives Congress (APC) party supporters celebrating the re-election of the incumbent president and the leader of APC, in Kano on February 27, 2019. AFP / Luis Tato
Nigeria's Buhari extends lead in election count as death toll mounts 26 Feb 2019 - 02:53 pm
Nigerian police wearing gas masks monitor an area where All Progressives Congress Party (APC) supporters celebrate initial results released by the Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano, on February 25, 2019, two days after gene
Row over victory claim as Senegal counts vote 25 Feb 2019 - 07:17 pm
A man looks at newspaper front pages hung on a rope in Fann Hock neighbourhood, in Dakar, on February 25, 2019, one day after Senegal's presidential elections. AFP / SEYLLOU
Buhari scores first gains as concerns mount over Nigeria vote 25 Feb 2019 - 03:38 pm
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Mahmood Yakubu displays vote result sheets on February 25, 2019 in Abuja during the presidential elections announcement. AFP / Kola SULAIMON
Tanzanian opposition women's leader released: party 25 Feb 2019 - 10:41 am
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Nigeria votes for a 2nd day in places as death toll rises 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
A road leading to a collation centre is blocked, as Nigerians await the result of the Presidential election, in Abuja, Nigeria February 24, 2019. Reuters/Gbemileke Awodoye
New Ebola case in eastern DR Congo, first in 23 days 23 Feb 2019 - 04:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: A health worker waits to handle a new unconfirmed Ebola patient at a newly build MSF (Doctors Without Borders) supported Ebola treatment centre (ETC) in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo. November 7, 2018. AFP / John WESSELS
Boko Haram targets Nigeria troops in dawn raid on polling day 23 Feb 2019 - 03:56 pm
Voters check their names on the lists to vote in Maiduguri on February 23, 2019. AFP / AUDU ALI MARTE
Nigeria's Buhari casts ballot as polls open in delayed presidential election 23 Feb 2019 - 12:18 pm
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari (R) verifies his card to vote at a polling station in his native hometown Daura in Katsina State, northwest Nigeria, on February 23, 2019. (AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI)
Blasts heard in Nigerian city of Maiduguri before polls 23 Feb 2019 - 09:56 am
A Nigerian woman casts her vote for a candidate in the presidential election at Agiya polling station a few hours before polls opened in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 23, 2019. / AFP / Luis TATO
A look at Nigeria's top 2 presidential contenders 22 Feb 2019 - 05:32 pm
A billboard with a campaign poster bearing images of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party election candidate Atiku Abubakar and his running mate Peter Obi stands on a road in Abuja on February 19, 2019, ahead of rescheduled general elections. AFP / Piu
Senegal's president Macky Sall seeks 2nd term 22 Feb 2019 - 05:32 pm
Senegal's President and candidate for the upcoming presidential elections Macky Sall greets his supporters during his campaign rally In Guediawaye, Senegal February 20, 2019. Reuters/Sylvain Cherkaoui
Nile basin countries celebrate 20 years of partnership 22 Feb 2019 - 05:32 pm
Workers in a mango farms ride a boat on a branch of the Nile after finishing their work in the Al Qata village, Giza Governorate, on August 27, 2018. AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed
The five candidates running in Senegal's presidential election 20 Feb 2019 - 11:46 pm
A supporter runs holding an election poster of the Party of Unity and Assembly (PUR) candidate Issa Sall during his campaign in Dahra Djoloff, Louga region, Senegal February 18, 2019. Reuters/Sylvain Cherkaoui  
24 bodies found after Zimbabwe mine disaster; search goes on 17 Feb 2019 - 04:45 pm
Men walk past a stretcher during an ongoing rescue and recovery operation at the flooded Cricket gold mine near Kadoma, Zimbabwe, on February 17, 2019. AFP / Jekesai NJIKIZANA

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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire after an explosion in an industrial area of Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on November 15, 2025. Powerful explosions rocked an industrial area and ignited a fire south of Buenos Aires on the night of November 14, 2025, officials said, with at least 22 people sent to the hospital. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP Huge fire sparked by explosions near Argentine capital 'contained'
Former first lady Michelle Obama addresses the crowd at the When We All Vote Rally outside Atlanta, a campaign appearance stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris last year. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post Michelle Obama says America is ‘not ready’ for a female president
Visitors walk through the recently re-opened National Museum of American History on November 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl/Getty Images/AFP 'So happy': Tourists flock to Washington museums after US shutdown
The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off at Launch Complex 36 in its second launch attempt at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 13, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images/AFP Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

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Paniz Faryoussefi, the first woman to conduct the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, leads the ensemble at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran on November 13, 2025. (Photo by AFP) Iran's first woman orchestra conductor inspires
Iranians perform a prayer for rainfall at the Saleh Shrine in Tehran on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from severe water shortages. Authorities in Tehran warned last week of possible rolling cuts to water supplies in the capital amid what officials call the worst drought in decades. (Photo by AFP) Hundreds in Tehran pray for rain as Iran battles drought
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