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Nigerian in alleged kidney harvest plot 'feared for his life' 21 Feb 2023 - 06:25 pm
A suspected victim of human trafficking is seen in Nairobi, Kenya, August 4, 2020. (Reuters/Jackson Njehia)
Nigeria's Tinubu rallies in Lagos powerbase before election 21 Feb 2023 - 04:58 pm
People enter Teslim Balogun Stadium during a rally for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos on February 21, 2023 ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
EU vows to boost investment in Kenya to strengthen ties 21 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm
Luo shop owner Caroline Otieno sells fish that come from Lake Victoria in Kisumu county and fruits from Nandi county, at a market stall in the town of Chemase, Nandi county, Kenya August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Botswana loses a third of rhino to poaching in five years 20 Feb 2023 - 11:44 pm
Peninsula
Mauritius lashed by rains as intense Cyclone Freddy arrives 20 Feb 2023 - 07:59 pm
This image shows the fishing village of Mahebourg, Mauritius, on February 20, 2023 as Cyclone Freddy approaches. - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) has issued a Class 3 cyclone warning, saying estimated gusts in the centre of Cyclone Freddy could reach around 275 kilometres (170 miles) an hour. (Photo by Laura MOROSOLI / AFP)
AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conference 19 Feb 2023 - 11:25 pm
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (center) arrives on the second day of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
African Union vows 'zero tolerance' to undemocratic change 19 Feb 2023 - 10:04 pm
Delegates take pictures at a display of portraits of former Organisation of African Unity (OAU), currently African Union, chairpersons on the second day of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Tunisia coastguard intercepts over 400 migrants in single night 19 Feb 2023 - 09:52 pm
Peninsula
Burkina announces French army operation officially over 19 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
A demonstrator holds placards during a protest to support Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Algeria announces $1 billion for African development 19 Feb 2023 - 08:13 pm
Algeria's Prime Minister Aymen Benabderrahmane looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Sudan paramilitary chief calls coup 'gateway' for return of ousted regime 19 Feb 2023 - 06:54 pm
File Photo: Deputy head of Sudan's ruling council Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. (Reuters)
Kenya's Ruto urges accountability for world polluters 19 Feb 2023 - 06:53 pm
Kenyan President William Ruto looks on during the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the Africa Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
Nigeria's presidential frontrunners in final push for votes 19 Feb 2023 - 04:09 pm
Supporters sit on a truck during an All progressives Congress (APC) rally in Maiduguri on February 18, 2023 ahead of the Nigerian presidential elections scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)
China says it plans naval exercises with Russia, South Africa 19 Feb 2023 - 12:29 pm
Protesters from Ukrainian Association of SA and civil society activists take part in a demonstration at the Umhlanga beach in Durban on February 18, 2023, against South Africa's joint military exercise with Russia and China along its eastern coast city of Richards Bay. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP)
Tunisia's Saied expels Europe's top trade unionist for 'interference' 18 Feb 2023 - 11:17 pm
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration called by the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official, in Tunisia's second city of Sfax, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by IMED HADDAD / AFP)
Free trade, armed conflict dominate African Union summit 18 Feb 2023 - 07:09 pm
A general view of the opening session of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Thousands of Nigerians rally a week before crucial vote 18 Feb 2023 - 06:44 pm
A woman looks over a bridge in Lagos on February 18, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
Mali PM cuts short visit north over security fears 18 Feb 2023 - 06:37 pm
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga.