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World / Africa

UN rights expert in Sudan urges security reforms, accountability 02 Feb 2023 - 08:03 pm
The newly-appointed UN human rights expert, Radhouane Nouicer, holds a press conference during his visit to Sudan, in Khartoum on February 2, 2023. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
Ethiopia's Orthodox Church lashes out at PM over rebel clergy 02 Feb 2023 - 07:49 pm
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Jimma, Ethiopia, on June 16, 2021. File photo / Reuters
Richest African man building fourth cement plant in Nigeria 02 Feb 2023 - 06:50 pm
Founder and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote gestures during an interview with Reuters in his office in Lagos, Nigeria, file. (REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File)
Zimbabwe cuts world’s highest interest rate as inflation eases 02 Feb 2023 - 05:25 pm
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa visit the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, on the border with Zambia, on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Andrei STASEVICH / BELTA / AFP) / Belarus OUT
Zimbabwe approves law targeting civil society 02 Feb 2023 - 04:15 pm
Zimbabwe Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
Pope's push for peace in South Sudan faces tough hurdles 02 Feb 2023 - 10:35 am
Pope Francis (2nd R) meets with representatives of charities at the Apostolic Nunciature in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
After 102 children, Ugandan villager says enough is enough 02 Feb 2023 - 09:30 am
Musa Hasahya (C) pose for a picture with some of his wives, children and grandchildren outside their family home in Butaleja district in Eastern Uganda, on January 17, 2023. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
Spanish PM arrives in Morocco on visit to cement ties 01 Feb 2023 - 10:08 pm
Prime Minister of Morocco Aziz Akhannouch (right) receives Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez upon his arrival in Rabat, on February 1, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Ship stuck in Egypt's Suez, traffic unaffected: canal authority source 01 Feb 2023 - 07:01 pm
Suez Canal Authority tug boats tow the MV Glory after it recently became stuck in the waterway. File Photo / Reuters
Somalia summit vows 'final push' against Al-Shabaab 01 Feb 2023 - 04:33 pm
A general view shows a deserted street in front of the Presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, on December 28, 2021. File photo / Reuters)
S. Africa bowl in final one-day international against England 01 Feb 2023 - 02:38 pm
South Africa's Lungi Ngidi (C) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of unseen England's Jason Roy during the third one day international (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and England at Mangaung Oval in Kimberley on February 1, 2023. (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP)
Boom times for francophone Africa's TV and film industry 01 Feb 2023 - 10:06 am
The French rapper Kery James acts while filming Banlieusard 2, in the forest of Bandia in Sindia, region of Thies west center of Senegal, on December 17, 2022. - Banlieusard 2 is scheduled for release on Netflix later this year. The American streaming giant is making its mark in francophone West Africa, part of a broader surge in audiovisual production in the region following years of sluggishness. Outside Nollywood in anglophone Nigeria, production has been rising fast, driven by Senegal and Ivory Coast. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
'Hands off Africa,' Pope Francis tells rich world 01 Feb 2023 - 12:08 am
People gather on the side of the road to get a glimpse of Pope Francis (not seen) as he departs the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)
Rights groups urge probe into death of Rwanda journalist 31 Jan 2023 - 11:14 pm
Rwandan president Paul Kagame addresses delegates at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda on March 25, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
UN sounds alarm on trafficked medicines in the Sahel 31 Jan 2023 - 10:13 pm
A vendor writes as she stands in a legal pharmacy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on October 16, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
Southern African bloc urges diaogue, probe after Eswatini lawyer killing 31 Jan 2023 - 08:25 pm
Members of various Human Rights Defender (HRD) groups hold a protest against the brutal killing of renowned human rights lawyer, Thulani Maseko at his home in the kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Nigeria's Buhari visits stronghold amid riots over currency swap 31 Jan 2023 - 07:27 pm
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari arrives at the opening session of the 35th ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 5, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Sanctions a 'blessing' in disguise, Belarus leader tells Zimbabwe 31 Jan 2023 - 07:20 pm
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa upon his arrival at State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, on January 31, 2023 after a signing ceremony of bilateral agreements for economic cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Jekesai Njikizana / AFP)