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Discarded explosives in South Sudan kill 10, including kids 17 Mar 2023 - 09:00 pm
Members of the opposition troops hold weapons near their base in Thonyor, South Sudan, on April 11, 2017. File photo / AFP
Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine 17 Mar 2023 - 07:08 pm
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Ghana gives state funeral honours to soccer star Atsu 17 Mar 2023 - 05:53 pm
The coffin of former Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu is seen during his funeral at the State House in Accra, Ghana, on March 17, 2023. - Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023 killing more than 44,000 people in both countries. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP)
Death toll rises, locals pick up pieces after Cyclone Freddy 17 Mar 2023 - 03:35 pm
Malawi Defence Force, (MDF) soldiers recover a body of a victim of landslide which resulted due to heavy rains resulting from cyclone freddy during an MDF rescue operation at Manje informal settlement in Blantyre, southern Malawi, March 16, 2023. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Burundi declares polio outbreak: WHO 17 Mar 2023 - 02:57 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 6, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Malawians dig through mud in search of bodies after Cyclone Freddy 16 Mar 2023 - 09:40 pm
A general view of the destruction caused by a mudslide which occurred due to heavy rains resulting from the effects of tropical cyclone Freddy, which left hundreds of people dead in Malawi, pictured during Malawi Defence Force, (MDF) soldiers' operation to rescue victims or recover their bodies at Manje informal settlement in Blantyre, southern Malawi on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Comedian Trevor Noah wins prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize 16 Mar 2023 - 06:40 pm
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Clashes in Senegal amid opposition leader's trial 16 Mar 2023 - 05:28 pm
Members of the security team of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko surrounds the vehicle he is travelling in to go to a court appearance in Dakar on March 16, 2023.  (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Blinken on rare Niger trip as Western support dwindles in West Africa 16 Mar 2023 - 05:15 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (centre) departs for Niger from Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 16, 2023. (Photo by TIKSA NEGERI / POOL / AFP)
Senegalese opposition figure barricaded by police on eve of trial 15 Mar 2023 - 08:25 pm
Opposition party supporters gather during an opposition meeting two days before Ousmane Sonko's trail in Dakar on March 14, 2023. (Photo by GUY PETERSON / AFP)
Malawi calls for international aid after cyclone 'tragedy' kills 225 15 Mar 2023 - 08:08 pm
People repatriate residents and their property from a flood affected Chimwankhunda location in Blantyre on March 14, 2023 following heavy rains caused by cyclone Freddy. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Rescuers scramble to find survivors in cyclone-hit Malawi 15 Mar 2023 - 03:30 pm
People wander in the water flooded affected Chimwankhunda location in Blantyre on March 14, 2023 following heavy rains caused by cyclone Freddy. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
African foreign students in Tunisia fearful after racist violence 15 Mar 2023 - 03:17 pm
African students walk at the campus of university Ibn Khaldoun, on March 13, 2023 in Tunis. - Thousands of sub-Saharan African students in Tunisia are seeking safety assurances from authorities in the aftermath of a spate of racist attacks, which followed comments by President Kais Saied about illegal migration. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Blinken asks Ethiopia to strengthen peace on first post-war visit 15 Mar 2023 - 12:03 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) arrives for an official visit to Ethiopia, at the Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, on March 14, 2023. - The US secretary of state arrived in Ethiopia on a bid to support the peace process after a brutal two-year civil war, and renew ties with a longtime ally. The trip comes as part of a push by the US president's administration to step up engagement with Africa, where China and Russia have been stepping up influence. (Photo by TIKSA NEGERI / POOL / AFP)
Protestors back Senegal's opposition leader ahead of trial 14 Mar 2023 - 11:57 pm
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Blinken in Ethiopia to push peace accord as US returns from cold 14 Mar 2023 - 10:54 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks in the briefing room at the State Department in Washington on January 7, 2022. File photo / AFP
Diplomatic push sparks little hope for ending DR Congo insurgency 14 Mar 2023 - 09:02 pm
M23 rebels attending ceremonies at Rumangabo on January 6 when they handed back an army base they had seized. Guerchom Ndebo / AFP
Hundreds dead as Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi, Mozambique 14 Mar 2023 - 06:29 pm
A general view of a landslide at Mbayani in Blantyre, on March 13, 2023, due to heavy rains following the effects of cyclone Freddy. - Malawi's leader on March 13, 2023 declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including the commercial hub Blantyre after the powerful cyclone Freddy made a come-back killing dozens. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)