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Ghana to reopen international airport after five months 31 Aug 2020 - 12:05 pm
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Landmark protest in Mauritius over giant oil spill 29 Aug 2020 - 09:17 pm
People wave the national flag as they attend a protest against the government's response to the oil spill disaster that happened in early August at St Louis Cathedral in Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius, on August 29, 2020. Beekash Roopun / L'Expres
Mali junta postpones first meeting over transfer of powers 29 Aug 2020 - 03:15 pm
Imam Mahmoud Dicko delivers a speech during a ceremony hosted by him and his organization, CMAS (Coordination of movements and associations sympathetic to Imam Mahmoud Dicko), in Bamako on August 28, 2020. AFP / ANNIE RISEMBERG
Oil not found in dead Mauritius dolphins - preliminary autopsy 27 Aug 2020 - 09:55 pm
A dolphin carcass lies near the water at Grand Sable, Mauritius August 26, 2020 in this image obtained by REUTERS
Africa now free of wild poliovirus, but polio threat remains 25 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
In this file photo taken on April 22, 2017 A Health worker administers a vaccine to a child during a vaccination campaign against polio at Hotoro-Kudu, Nassarawa district of Kano in northwest Nigeria. The World Health Organization (WHO) is to certify the
Stricken ship behind oil spill sunk off Mauritius 24 Aug 2020 - 08:00 pm
A part of the Japanese-owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio which ran aground is seen in this August 21, 2020 picture obtained from social media, off the coast of Mauritius. MOBILISATION NATIONALE WAKASHIO /via REUTERS
Doctors strike in Nairobi over pay, lack of COVID protection 21 Aug 2020 - 01:42 pm
A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against suspected corruption in the response of the Kenyan government to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Nairobi, Kenya, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Comedian mocks Zimbabwe's government, despite fear of reprisal 21 Aug 2020 - 12:41 pm
Zimbabwean comedian Victor Mpofu, aka Doc Vikela, discusses ideas for his next skit with staff at his office in Harare, Zimbabwe, August 20, 2020. REUTERS/MacDonald Dzirutwe/Staff
Zimbabwe shortens coronavirus curfew, extends business hours 18 Aug 2020 - 08:55 pm
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks during his meeting with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (not pictured) in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. Natalia Fedosenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
South Africa rolls out second coronavirus vaccine trial 18 Aug 2020 - 07:59 pm
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Mauritius arrests captain of oil-spill ship 18 Aug 2020 - 07:23 pm
French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R in the cabin) rides onboard Mauritius's coast guard boat on his way to visit the oil spill site caused by the agrounded vessel MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, in Mahebourg
Ethiopia defence minister replaced after criticising Abiy 18 Aug 2020 - 04:26 pm
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Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill 17 Aug 2020 - 10:42 pm
TOPSHOT - An aerial view taken in Mauritius on August 17, 2020, shows the MV Wakashio bulk carrier, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, that had run aground and broke into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park. / AFP / -
Nigeria to reopen airports for international flights from Aug. 29 17 Aug 2020 - 09:34 pm
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Five killed in Somali hotel attack claimed by Al-Shabaab 16 Aug 2020 - 08:51 pm
An emergencies vehicle is pictured after a blast at the Elite Hotel in Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Ship that oozed oil off Mauritius coast splits in two 16 Aug 2020 - 04:12 pm
 MV Wakashio bulk carrier that had run aground and broke into two parts near Blue Bay Marine Park, Mauritius. AFP / STRINGER
South African leader lifts lockdown restrictions after COVID-19 infections fall 15 Aug 2020 - 10:09 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits a COVID-19 treatment facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Jerome Delay/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern Congo 14 Aug 2020 - 01:39 pm
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