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Zimbabwe vice president returns to South Africa for treatment -newspaper 04 Feb 2019 - 10:38 am
File photo of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga greet supporters of his ZANU PF party at a rally in Murombedzi, Zimbabwe November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Mobs kill four after Tanzanian girl is murdered 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
The body of Rachael Malekela was discovered on Friday, making her the latest victim in a spate of apparent ritualistic murders that has claimed about a dozen children in Tanzania's southern Njombe district since the start of the year.  (Representative ima
Central African Republic peace deal to be signed Tuesday: Sudan 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
A former ex-Seleka child soldier waits to be released in Bambari, Central African Republic, May 14, 2015. Reuters/Emmanuel Braun/File Photo
Nigeria denies judge's suspension influenced by election 28 Jan 2019 - 07:47 pm
Nigerian lawyers and protesters, some holding up the national flag, gather outside the secretariat of the Nigerian Bar Association during a protest in Abuja over the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) in Abuja on January 28, 2019. AFP / SODIQ AD
Ivorian president does not rule out running for third term in 2020 26 Jan 2019 - 07:22 pm
Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara delivers a speech at the Felix Houphoet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan during the first Congress of the political alliance
DR Congo rebels surrender in welcome for new President Tshisekedi 26 Jan 2019 - 07:08 pm
Democratic Republic of the Congo's newly inaugurated President Felix Tshisekedi is assisted by an aide on January 24, 2019 after he fell ill while delivering his official speech that followed his inauguration at the Presidency in Kinshasa.   AFP / TONY KA
Nigeria opposition party suspends election campaign over suspension of judge 26 Jan 2019 - 10:53 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 31, 2018, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a joint press conference with the German chancellor at the presidency in Abuja. AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
Nigeria's Buhari suspends chief judge, drawing opposition ire before election 25 Jan 2019 - 09:28 pm
A woman wears People's Democratic Party (PDP) apparel during a campaign rally of Nigerian PDP opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on January 24, 2019, ahead of Nigeria's general elections of February 16.
Kenya court's hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls' schooling 25 Jan 2019 - 08:16 pm
Kenya court hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls schooling. (Photo courtesy: mwakilishi.com)
Zimbabweans cower indoors, fearful of army beatings 25 Jan 2019 - 12:37 pm
A young woman carries a bowl on her head as she walks past the shell of the burnt-out offices belonging to the ruling ZANU PF party's Kadoma district in Rimuka township, Kadoma on January 24, 2019. / AFP / ZINYANGE AUNTONY
Congo's surprise new leader in 1st peaceful power transfer 25 Jan 2019 - 01:31 am
Democratic Republic of the Congo's newly inaugurated President Felix Tshisekedi (R) walks off the podium with outgoing President Joseph Kabila after he was officially handed over the instruments of power during his inauguration ceremony at the Presidency
African groups condemn US meddling in Venezuela 25 Jan 2019 - 12:00 am
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez (C) delivers a press conference in Caracas, along with members of the top military leadership
African arms market to grow by 50 pct over five years: analyst 24 Jan 2019 - 06:36 pm
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Congo poised to inaugurate new president from opposition 24 Jan 2019 - 03:18 pm
A Supporter of Democratic Republic of Congo new President shows a portrait of outgoing President Joseph Kabila, ahead of the Presidential Inauguration on January 24, 2018.  AFP / John WESSELS
Burning issue: can tech innovators save South Africa's 'fire capital'? 23 Jan 2019 - 07:42 pm
Residents of the Imizamo Yethu settlement near Cape Town, South Africa on October 25, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Inna Lazareva
In Congo, the Tshisekedi no one had expected takes power 23 Jan 2019 - 03:00 pm
UDPS lawyers representing Felix Tshisekedi and Dynamique de l'Opposition representing Martin Fayulu. AFP / Caroline THIRION
Ghana police quiz lawmaker after reporter's death 22 Jan 2019 - 11:45 am
Family and friends gather to discuss the murder of Ghanian undercover reporter Ahmed Hussein Suale at a popular spot where he used to sit and drink with family and friends in Accra, on January 17, 2019. / AFP / RUTH MCDOWALL
Mnangagwa returns to Zimbabwe after protest crackdown 22 Jan 2019 - 08:24 am
A man checks his mobile phone outside an internet cafe in Harare, Zimbabwe, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo