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Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe accused of attacking model in hotel room 15 Aug 2017 - 07:55 pm
President Robert Mugabe kissing his wife and first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on April 18, 2017. AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Baby girl “teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police” dies 15 Aug 2017 - 07:35 pm
Lenzer, mother of six month-old Samantha Pendo, stands next to her bed as the girl remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya August 14, 2017. Reuters/Baz Ratner
17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant 'terrorist attack' 14 Aug 2017 - 07:35 am
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Nigeria’s Buhari awaits doctors’ order to return home 13 Aug 2017 - 06:56 am
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Kenya on edge after vote fraud claims spark deadly protests 13 Aug 2017 - 06:36 am
Members of a local vigilante group of bouncers and bodyguards patrol on August 12, 2017 in Kisumi, following presidential election-related violence, to protect small shops in the central business district from looters during protests.  AFP / FREDRIK LERNE
Long road to recovery for South Sudan’s youngest 12 Aug 2017 - 11:15 pm
Sandy makes sure she is registered at the child friendly space, where she can play and receive psychosocial support in Juba, South Sudan on July 28, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Stefanie Glinski
Two shot dead in protests against disputed Kenya vote 12 Aug 2017 - 11:34 am
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Violence and vuvuzelas as split Kenya reacts to Uhuru Kenyatta's second term win 12 Aug 2017 - 01:59 am
Supporters of the opposition candidate Raila Odinga stage protest against the election results in the slum neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, yesterday.
South Africa president Jacob Zuma survives no-confidence motion again 08 Aug 2017 - 10:00 pm
South African President Jacob Zuma reacts during an address for his supporters after he survived a no-confidence motion in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, August 8, 2017. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Drugged and dragged into conflict, Congolese children suffer ‘terrible abuse’ 07 Aug 2017 - 09:48 pm
This file photo taken on July 28, 2017 shows people standing next to an empty boat as the traffic on the Kasai river has been slowed down due to insecurity at the port of Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP / Junior D. Kannah
Escalating violence hinders aid operations in northern Mali 07 Aug 2017 - 09:17 pm
Memorial service for two German soldiers of the Combat Helicopter Regiment 36 who died on July 26, 2017 on a mission in Mali, during a memorial service at the Dom of St. Peter in Fritzlar, Germany, August 3, 2017. Reuters/Swen Pfoertner
Kenyans flee Nairobi in fear of poll violence 06 Aug 2017 - 02:13 am
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, the presidential candidate of the National Super Alliance coalition, participates during their final campaign rally at the Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi yesterday.
Mauritania awaits results of contentious referendum on Senate 06 Aug 2017 - 02:13 am
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Rwandans celebrate Kagame’s record 98% election landslide 06 Aug 2017 - 12:49 am
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Rwanda’s Kagame wins third presidential term by a landslide 05 Aug 2017 - 12:14 pm
Rwandan President Paul Kagame (C) celebrates his reelection with supporters in Kigali on August 5, 2017 at the Rwandan Patriotic Front headquarters. (AFP / CYRIL NDEGEYA)
Al Qaeda releases South African kidnapped in Mali in 2011 04 Aug 2017 - 01:46 am
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Opposition cries foul as Senegal holds tense vote 31 Jul 2017 - 02:15 am
Former Senegal’s president and candidate for the legislative elections Abdoulaye Wade prepares to cast his ballot in Dakar, yesterday.
Car bomb blast in Somalia's capital: Police 30 Jul 2017 - 12:05 pm
Vehicles burn at the scene of an explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar