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World / Africa

Rwanda to immediately free jailed opposition figure 15 Sep 2018 - 09:31 am
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Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 25 as WHO steps up response 14 Sep 2018 - 03:28 am
A nurse takes care of cholera patients during an action, organised by Zimbabwe Minister of Health, at the cholera treatment centre of the Beatrice Infectious Diseases Hospital, in Harare, on September 11, 2018.  AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Cape Town mayor looks to apartheid's legacy to curb climate change 13 Sep 2018 - 10:04 pm
Patricia de Lille said South Africa's second-largest city could reduce its greenhouse gas footprint by building homes for low-income residents on land left undeveloped as a legacy from apartheid. (AFP file photo)
Ethiopia, Eritrea reopen border points for first time in 20 years 11 Sep 2018 - 03:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed arrive for an inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
S.Africa 'close to war zone' with 57 murders a day: minister 11 Sep 2018 - 12:45 pm
File picture of South African Police used for representation
Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders celebrate peace and new year at border where war raged 11 Sep 2018 - 10:32 am
File photo of Eritrea's President, Isaias Afwerki talks to Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed during the Inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File photo
Body of former UN secretary general Kofi Annan returned to Ghana 10 Sep 2018 - 09:48 pm
In this file photo Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan shows an AK-47 assault rifle that has been transformed into a guitar in front of workers at Vienna's United Nations headquarters. (AFP / Samuel Kubani)
Ebola fight has new science but faces old hurdles in restive Congo 10 Sep 2018 - 08:59 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 19, 2018 young Congolese girls look at a poster explaining the symptoms of Ebola in Mangina, near Beni, in the North Kivu province. AFP / John WESSELS
At least one dead, 37 injured in Madagascar stadium stampede: hospital 09 Sep 2018 - 02:40 pm
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18 dead as plane crashes into lake in South Sudan 09 Sep 2018 - 02:32 pm
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Boko Haram overruns key crossroads town in northern Nigeria 08 Sep 2018 - 05:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows part of Gwoza, north-eastern Nigeria.   AFP / STEFAN HEUNIS
Dos Santos steps down as leader of Angola's ruling party 08 Sep 2018 - 04:49 pm
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Zimbabwe Mnangagwa names former banker Mthuli Ncube as finance minister 07 Sep 2018 - 03:51 pm
Mthuli Ncube, speaks during a session of the World Economic Forum Africa meeting in Cape Town May 9, 2013. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap at least 10 people in northeast Nigeria 05 Sep 2018 - 09:06 pm
FILE PHOTO:  In this file photo taken on April 17, 2018 a member of the Nigerian Military Police sits on an armoured vehicle during the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) military demonstration held at General Ao Azazi barracks in Gwagwalada. AFP / STEFAN
Ethiopian commercial ship docks in Eritrea for first time in 20 years - broadcaster 05 Sep 2018 - 11:41 am
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows a locked gate of Massawa Port, Eritrea July 22, 2018. Picture taken July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
Nineteen killed in fresh violence in central Nigeria 04 Sep 2018 - 01:25 pm
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Gunmen kill 11 people in central Nigeria 03 Sep 2018 - 08:17 pm
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Ebola survivors returning home to fear, stigma in Congo 02 Sep 2018 - 02:46 pm
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