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World / Africa

Ivory Coast cocoa producers protest downturn in sales 19 Feb 2017 - 10:32 pm
A subscriber who invested in agribusiness companies, takes part in a demonstration in Abidjan, Ivory Coast after justice froze the assets of some 28 companies suspected of a vast swindle. Attracted by juicy profits and investment returns, thousands of peo
Mediator seeks heads of state summit on Burundi crisis 19 Feb 2017 - 07:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: Sick Burundian refugees sleep as they wait for treatment at a makeshift clinic on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kagunga village in Kigoma region in western Tanzania,May 17, 2015 (Reuters / THOMAS MUKOYA)
Angolan VP charged with corruption 16 Feb 2017 - 11:49 pm
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Opinion: The struggle for East Africa’s oil 16 Feb 2017 - 11:31 pm
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Armyworms threaten southern Africa food supply: UN agency 16 Feb 2017 - 07:49 pm
Small scale farmer Mutale Sikaona and agricultural officials examine maize plants affected by armyworms in Keembe district, Zambia, January 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jean Mandela
Armed group executes 32 people in C. Africa: HRW 16 Feb 2017 - 03:55 pm
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Burkina Faso's ex-leader expected to be tried in March 16 Feb 2017 - 08:59 am
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Kenyan prison hosts fashion show for inmates 15 Feb 2017 - 12:44 pm
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'Strange black soot' blankets Nigeria's oil hub 14 Feb 2017 - 10:46 pm
Traders cover their wares with umbrellas of different shapes and sizes along the railway line in Port Harcourt city, Rivers State, on February 14, 2017. The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as
Ethiopia dam causes Kenya water shortage: rights group 14 Feb 2017 - 05:46 pm
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Ethiopia plantations, dams threaten Kenya: HRW 14 Feb 2017 - 12:43 pm
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Gambia halts ICC withdrawal 14 Feb 2017 - 12:17 pm
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Trump, S.Africa's Zuma discuss security and trade 14 Feb 2017 - 12:05 pm
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Kenya to get $250M to fund climate-smart agriculture 14 Feb 2017 - 12:00 pm
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The real and imagined crimes of Gambia's Yahya Jammeh 13 Feb 2017 - 03:37 pm
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Nigeria seizes $37.5m home from ex-petroleum minister 12 Feb 2017 - 12:24 pm
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South Sudan deputy army chief resigns 12 Feb 2017 - 10:45 am
President Salva Kiir attends the 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Jan. 30, 2017. (Photo by Reuters).
South African opposition seeks court order to bar military from parliament 10 Feb 2017 - 11:11 pm
Security officials force out South African opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters members during South African President's speech for the State Of the Nation Address in Cape Town.