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Death toll from floods in Somalia rises to 110: UN 03 Dec 2023 - 06:17 pm
This photo taken on Sept. 12, 2023 shows the seaside in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins 01 Dec 2023 - 04:30 pm
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More than a million displaced in Somalia floods 30 Nov 2023 - 11:17 am
A Somali boy moves through floodwaters in Dolow on November 25, 2023. Photo by Hassan Ali Elmi / AFP
Nigerian president outlines first budget after reforms 29 Nov 2023 - 05:47 pm
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Sierra Leone treating deadly Sunday clashes as failed coup 28 Nov 2023 - 11:03 pm
Members of the Sierra Leonean Police Forces guard the entrance to the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation in Freetown on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Saidu BAH / AFP)
South Africa platinum mine lift plunge kills 11 28 Nov 2023 - 08:25 pm
A general view of the 11C shaft at Impala Platinum mine near Rustenburg on November 28, 2023. Eleven miners died and another 75 were injured in South Africa after an elevator carrying workers back up to the surface, malfunctioned and fell, the mine's operator said on Movember 28, 2023. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)
11 people killed in platinum mine in South Africa 28 Nov 2023 - 04:53 pm
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Top ICC prosecutor ends further probes in Kenya 27 Nov 2023 - 08:15 pm
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Kenya offers 11 state companies for sale 27 Nov 2023 - 05:35 pm
File: Opposition supporters carry stones and chant slogans demanding lower taxes and a reduced cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 20, 2023. Kenyans face economic hardship following the government's recent tax measures and increased food and fuel prices. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Sierra Leone imposes curfew after military armoury attacked 26 Nov 2023 - 02:48 pm
A soldier with the Sierra Leonean military police greets a man along an empty road in Freetown on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Saidu Bah / AFP)
Junta-run Chad opens campaign for key December referendum 25 Nov 2023 - 05:20 pm
(FILES) Transition President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (L) gestures during the opening ceremony of the national dialogue at the January 15 Palace in N'Djamena, on August 20, 2022. (Photo by AURELIE BAZZARA-KIBANGULA / AFP)
Biden yet to fulfil Africa visit promise as 2023 draws to a close 24 Nov 2023 - 06:47 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks at the US-Africa Business Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Somalia joins regional East Africa trade bloc 24 Nov 2023 - 05:21 pm
Workers at sea port of Kismayu, Somalia. Reuters file photo.
South African runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, release on January 5 24 Nov 2023 - 05:09 pm
(FILES) South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius reacts as his sister holds him during the third day of his resentencing hearing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court, in Pretoria on June 15, 2016. (Photo by Alon Skuy / POOL / AFP)
11 million people in Sudan need urgent health assistance: WHO 23 Nov 2023 - 04:39 pm
Every seventh child under five in Sudan suffers from acute malnutrition. (AFP file photo) 
Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa 22 Nov 2023 - 09:18 pm
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South Africa returns to Islamic bond market with Rand Sukuk 22 Nov 2023 - 06:54 pm
File photo: Newly upgraded South African Rand banknotes depicting former South African president Nelson Mandela are displayed at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Pistorius lawyer eyes 'immediate release' if parole granted 22 Nov 2023 - 05:32 pm
File photo: Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius attends the sentencing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court, South Africa June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Themba Hadebe/Pool