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South Africa 'shattered' by divorce of rugby star Kolisi 23 Oct 2024 - 02:08 pm
(Files) South Africa's flanker and captain Siya Kolisi (3rd L) and his wife Rachel Kolisi (R) pose for a photo with their family after South Africa won the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Final match on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP)
Uganda fuel truck explosion kills at least 10 22 Oct 2024 - 09:07 pm
Forensic specialists and emergency responders inspect an area of destroyed houses following a fuel truck explosion in Kigogwa, on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial 22 Oct 2024 - 07:56 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes. President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and First Lady of Rwanda Jeannette Kagame look on as a member of the Rwandan Military Band carries a wreath during the commemorations of the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Kigali on April 7, 2024. Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP.
Activists say over 70 dead in two days of Sudan fighting 22 Oct 2024 - 07:26 pm
Smoke billows during air strikes in central Khartoum as the Sudanese army attacks positions held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) throughout the Sudanese capital on October 12, 2024. Fierce fighting has raged since October 11 around Khartoum, much of which is controlled by the RSF, with the military pounding the centre and south of the city from the air. Photo by AFP.
US condemns killings of Mozambique opposition figures after election 22 Oct 2024 - 11:55 am
\Supporters of the Optimist Party for the Development of Mozambique (PODEMOS) run from tear gas lobbed at them by units of the Mozambican anti-riot police during a strike called in Maputo, on October 21, 2024. (Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)
Tunisia President sworn in for second term 21 Oct 2024 - 07:39 pm
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WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free 20 Oct 2024 - 06:45 pm
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WHO urges Rwanda to see off Marburg outbreak 20 Oct 2024 - 06:41 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses participants of the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin on October 14, 2024. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP.
Rwanda says no community transmission of Marburg virus, with zero new infections in recent days 20 Oct 2024 - 06:37 pm
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Uganda reports 49 new mpox cases 18 Oct 2024 - 10:19 pm
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Kenya's Ruto nominates new deputy after impeachment 18 Oct 2024 - 11:40 am
Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki issues warnings and demands to Kenyans planning to protest against the government's Finance Bill as he addresses the media at Harambee House, in Nairobi on June 24, 2024. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP
Sudan's warring sides using 'starvation tactics' against 25 mn people: UN experts 17 Oct 2024 - 11:07 pm
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Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support 17 Oct 2024 - 06:21 pm
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Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills almost 100: police 16 Oct 2024 - 01:24 pm
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Southern Africa is enduring its worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, the UN says 15 Oct 2024 - 05:17 pm
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Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money 15 Oct 2024 - 03:40 pm
Ezedin Muste moves a huge pile of plastic soap containers at the historical Merkato district of Addis Ababa on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
Kenya relocates 50 elephants to a larger park. A sign poaching is under control, say officials 14 Oct 2024 - 11:17 pm
File: Elephant calves walk after a feeding routine early in the morning at Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Samburu, Kenya on October 13, 2022. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Tens of thousands flee Nigeria floods 13 Oct 2024 - 10:54 pm
This aerial view shows houses submerged under water in Adankolo in Kogi State on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Haruna Yahaya / AFP)

Americas

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 11, 2026 shows Cuba's President and First Secretary Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) before a family photo during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025; and US President Donald Trump as he boards Air Force One before travelling to South Korea, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 29, 2025.(Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'
(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on October 31, 2025 shows (L) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking during a press conference on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, 2025, and (R) China's President Xi Jinping taking part in a meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Arif Kartono and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) Canada's Carney plans to talk trade, relations during China visit
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Middle East

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Children sit on doorstep of a damaged building in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP) 439 Palestinians killed since Gaza ceasefire agreement began: Human Rights Center
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