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World / Africa

Sudan's tropical disease spike reflects poor health system 09 Feb 2023 - 10:41 am
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Zambia commutes nearly 400 death sentences after law change 08 Feb 2023 - 11:17 pm
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.
Germany's Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize in Ivory Coast 08 Feb 2023 - 06:36 pm
Reuters file photo
South Africa police probe 'unusual' corpse theft 08 Feb 2023 - 05:32 pm
The body of a man who was buried on January 22, was stolen, and the coffin was left. Picture: SAPS
Kenya suspends two more football players for match-fixing 08 Feb 2023 - 04:52 pm
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Wretched life of migrants building Senegal's city of the future 08 Feb 2023 - 10:02 am
A construction worker from Guinea Conakry looks on during a lunch break in Diamniadio on November 15, 2022. - Young men from Sierra Leone, Guinea and even distant Nigeria have flocked to Diamniadio, lured by the vision of a decent job and pay in a stable currency. They are among thousands of labourers toiling on construction sites across the budding city. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Riots erupt in Nigerian city over cash shortages 07 Feb 2023 - 11:15 pm
Debris are seen outside the premises of a local bank in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on February 7, 2023 after a demonstration by angry residents. - Angry protesters went on rampage on Tuesday in southwest Nigerian city of Abeokuta, in Ogun state, police and residents said, in the latest flare-up over a major cash and fuel crisis.  (Photo by Seun Adeniyi / AFP)
Tunisia president fires foreign minister 07 Feb 2023 - 09:27 pm
Tunisian President Kais Saied addresses the nation in this screengrab taken from Tunisian President's office footage, Tunisia, July 25, 2021. (Reuters file)
DR Congo troops march in Goma to 'reassure' locals 07 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm
Demonstrators gather before attacking a cafe allegedly run by Rwandophone Banyamulenge, during a demonstration against the East Africa Community Regional Force in Goma on February 6, 2023 during which protesters erected barricades, torched tyres and where some shops were looted. - Thousands of people demonstrated Monday in Goma, the commercial hub in eastern DR Congo, to protest the perceived inaction of an East African military force against the M23 rebel insurgency. (Photo by AFP)
Russia's Lavrov vows aid for West Africa's jihadist fight 07 Feb 2023 - 08:28 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop hold a joint press conference following their talks in Bamako on February 7, 2023. (Photo by RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP) 
UN says at least 20 killed in Somaliland clashes, urges probe 07 Feb 2023 - 04:24 pm
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More than 10 killed in clashes in contested Somaliland town 07 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
A general view of downtown Hargeisa, Somaliland on May 16, 2016. File Photo / AFP
Protesters in DR Congo's Goma denounce East African military force 06 Feb 2023 - 07:41 pm
Congolese demonstrators attend a protest against the East African Community (EAC), which set up a regional military force last year to end rebel-driven unrest, in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo on February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Djaffar Sabiti
Nigerian senator's organ harvesting trial starts in UK 06 Feb 2023 - 07:04 pm
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of Nigeria's former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, leaves the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, in London on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
South Africa rhino poachers spread from national parks 06 Feb 2023 - 06:16 pm
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Senegal probes suspected fraud in huge Covid fund 06 Feb 2023 - 05:16 pm
A Senegalese army doctor examines a local resident at the army field hospital, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Touba, Senegal, May 1, 2020. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)
Ethiopia holds referendum on new regional state 06 Feb 2023 - 03:34 pm
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UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo: UN 05 Feb 2023 - 08:30 pm
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi inspects the guard of honor upon arrival during the extraordinary Summit of East African Community Heads of State at the state house in Bujumbura, Burundi, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Tchandrou Nitanga / AFP)