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Ethiopia takes Tigray town ahead of anticipated peace talks 23 Oct 2022 - 11:06 pm
People stand in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, on March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
South Africa's Ramaphosa outlines anti-graft plans after inquiry 23 Oct 2022 - 10:53 pm
South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, speaks during the launch of the new Sandvik Khomanani manufacturing site at Khomanani in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, on September 9, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Somalia car bomb, shooting hits Kismayu hotel, 3 dead 23 Oct 2022 - 08:32 pm
Workers stand at the sea port of the coastal town of Kismayu in southern Somalia in this November 12, 2013 file photo. File Photo / Reuters
Deaths from southern tribal clashes at 220: Sudan official 23 Oct 2022 - 08:06 pm
Sudan's Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan attends a news conference during a visit to Paris, France, on May 17, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
U.S. welcomes Ethiopia peace talks set for next week 23 Oct 2022 - 11:10 am
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Uganda says two more Ebola cases confirmed in Kampala hospital 23 Oct 2022 - 10:45 am
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Somali Armed Forces took over key villages from Al-Shabab Militants 23 Oct 2022 - 10:22 am
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Guinea junta agrees with bloc to hold vote in early 2025 22 Oct 2022 - 11:53 pm
Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya, who ousted President Alpha Conde, walks out after meeting the envoys from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss ways to steer Guinea back toward a constitutional regime, in Conakry, Guinea, on September 10, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Lesotho electoral body says made a mistake over parliament seats 22 Oct 2022 - 03:30 pm
Sam Matekane, leader of Lesotho's Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) political party addresses his supporters, October 8, 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
About 50 people killed in Chad protests, government says 20 Oct 2022 - 09:41 pm
People ride bikes as they protest in Moundou, Chad, on October 20, 2022 in this picture obtained from social media. Hyacinthe Ndolenodji/via REUTERS
Ghana’s cedi extends world-beating loss on debt talk worries 20 Oct 2022 - 08:38 pm
Pedestrians walk in front of Ghana's central bank building in Accra, Ghana, on November 16, 2015. File Photo / Reuters
Ugandan Ebola outbreak 'rapidly evolving' after 1 month: WHO 20 Oct 2022 - 06:05 pm
Ugandan health workers speak to members of the community before carrying out the first vaccination exercise against the ebola virus in Kirembo village, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kasese district, Uganda, on June 16, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Chad declares state of emergency after worst flooding in three decades 20 Oct 2022 - 12:17 pm
Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo
Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy 19 Oct 2022 - 10:34 pm
A general view of the Makola market, one of the country's largest trading centres in Accra, Ghana, on March 26, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Ethiopia says army has captured three towns from Tigray forces 18 Oct 2022 - 05:21 pm
People stand in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, on March 15, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Three UN peacekeepers killed, three injured in Mali attack 17 Oct 2022 - 08:58 pm
UN peacekeepers patrol in the northern town of Kouroume, Mali. File Photo / Reuters
Ethiopian army captures large city from Tigray forces   17 Oct 2022 - 07:45 pm
Workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) deliver lifesaving medical supplies into Mekelle, in Tigray region, Ethiopia, on January 26, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
South Africa's Transnet agrees three-year wage deal with majority labour union 17 Oct 2022 - 07:42 pm
Workers at South Africa's state-owned logistics firm Transnet demonstrate for a second week outside the Port of Cape Town as they continue on a nationwide strike action that could paralyse ports and freight rail services in Cape Town, South Africa, October 17, 2022. (REUTERS/Esa Alexander)

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