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World / Africa

Voting begins in Mauritanian presidential election 29 Jun 2024 - 03:42 pm
A voter prepares to mark his ballot at a voting station in Nouakchott on June 29, 2024. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize key town in east DRC: official 29 Jun 2024 - 01:14 pm
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'Shaken to the core': Kenya protest death toll climbs to 13 26 Jun 2024 - 01:05 pm
Newspapers are seen displayed on the floor of a small newspaper stall following a deadly nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Kenya's Ruto vows 'full' response after deadly anti-tax protests 25 Jun 2024 - 10:42 pm
A protester tries to protect himself from the water thrown up by police cannons during a demonstration in Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP)
After long wait, Kenyan police begin security mission in Haiti 25 Jun 2024 - 08:12 pm
Kenyan security forces arrive at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince on June 25, 2024 (Photo by Clarens Siffroy / AFP)
One killed in Kenya rallies as protesters breach parliament 25 Jun 2024 - 04:16 pm
Protesters are perched on a police water cannon as it attempts to repel them with chemically treated water jets during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Kenya police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at anti-tax protesters 25 Jun 2024 - 01:47 pm
A protester kicks a tear gas canister while demonstrating during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Filming TikToks in tear gas: Kenya's Gen-Z protesters 24 Jun 2024 - 12:58 pm
A man uses his phone to record a live video on social media while marching against the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi on June 23, 2024. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
Head of Libyan govt, US Special Envoy discuss developments in Libya 24 Jun 2024 - 12:06 am
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Kenya's Ruto ready for 'conversation' with youth protesters: presidency 23 Jun 2024 - 03:07 pm
A protester reacts as a Kenyan police water canon sprays water at them during a demonstration against tax hikes in downtown Nairoibi, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Algerian women pioneer eco-friendly farming 23 Jun 2024 - 10:57 am
Ibtissem Mahtout (R) speaks with a customer who has come to pick up or buy their produce during the Friday market at an educational farm in Zeralda, west of Algiers on May 30, 2024. Photo by AFP.
'Bandits' kill one person, kidnap five in Niger raid 22 Jun 2024 - 07:38 pm
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Two dead in Kenya youth protests 22 Jun 2024 - 05:59 pm
A protester cries on the ground while bracing next to another protester after being srpayed by a police water canon truck during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairoibi, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)
Pilot killed in military helicopter crash southwest of Tunisia 21 Jun 2024 - 07:14 pm
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US tourist killed in Zambia elephant attack, the second this year 21 Jun 2024 - 04:27 pm
Baby elephants pictured at a Elephant transit home in Udawalawa on June 16, 2024. Photo by Ishara S.Kodikara / AFP.
South Sudan's vice president expresses concerns over ongoing peace talks 21 Jun 2024 - 11:15 am
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Thousands of young Kenyans protest tax hikes 20 Jun 2024 - 06:30 pm
A protester reacts as a Kenyan police water canon sprays water at them during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairoibi, on June 20, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)
Sudan one of world's 'worst crises' in decades: medical charity 20 Jun 2024 - 05:18 pm
People carry parcels of meat from freshly-slaughtered sacrificial animals in the eastern city of Gedaref, distributed to internally displaced Sudanese on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice on June 17, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Photo by AFP.