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Miner becomes millionaire after finding biggest tanzanite stones 25 Jun 2020 - 03:40 pm
Tanzanian small-scale miner Saniniu Kuryan Laizer, 52, poses with two of the biggest of the country's precious gemstones, Tanzanite, as a millionaire during the ceremony for his historical discovery in Manyara, northern Tanzania, on June 24, 2020. AFP / F
First vaccinations begin in Africa for COVID-19 trial 24 Jun 2020 - 04:53 pm
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South Africa to start Africa's first coronavirus vaccine pilot 23 Jun 2020 - 04:52 pm
A general view of the beds in the Rev Dr Elizabeth Mamisa Chabula-Nxiweni Field Hospital in Korsten, Port Elizabeth on June 22, 2020.  AFP / Michael SHEEHAN
Morocco opens field hospital after spike in virus cases 21 Jun 2020 - 10:53 am
A member of the medical staff walks around during his break in the town of Moulay Bousselham, north of the capital Rabat, on June 20, 2020, as authorities received around 700 COVID-19 patients. / AFP / FADEL SENNA
Crowds begin to gather for inauguration of Burundi president 18 Jun 2020 - 10:28 am
Evariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi's elected President from the ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), addresses the nation after signing the book of condolences at the state house in
S.Africa set to re-open sit-down eateries, cinemas, hair salons 18 Jun 2020 - 12:12 am
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3 'Hirak' activists in Algeria to face trial 13 Jun 2020 - 05:31 pm
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Pandemic accelerating in Africa, test kits needed, WHO says 11 Jun 2020 - 01:48 pm
A learner is screened as schools begin to reopen after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Langa township in Cape Town, South Africa June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo
Ethiopia: Abiy rejects transitional govt to solve election impasse 08 Jun 2020 - 05:01 pm
Ehiopia's Prime Minister Abiy speaks before planting a tree during the tree-planting ceremony of his initial project to plant five billion trees during this year's rainy season in Hawassa on June 5, 2020, ahead of World Environment Day. / AFP / Michael TE
Twenty-six killed in central Mali attack 06 Jun 2020 - 02:50 pm
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Senegal postpones school restart after teachers test positive for COVID-19 02 Jun 2020 - 11:15 am
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Congo declares new Ebola epidemic, 1,000 km from eastern outbreak 01 Jun 2020 - 04:53 pm
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Tanzania reopens universities despite virus concerns 01 Jun 2020 - 03:52 pm
Workers prepare face shields from recycled plastics at the Zaidi Recyclers workshop as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 27, 2020. Picture taken May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
South Africa partly lifts lockdown to try to fix battered economy 01 Jun 2020 - 09:28 am
An informal vendor sets up his stall while commuters wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus arrive at the Bara taxi rank in Soweto, Johannesburg, on June 1, 2020. / AFP / Michele Spatari
Somali minibus hits roadside bomb, six killed 31 May 2020 - 10:18 am
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Rwandan medical workers deploy robots to minimise coronavirus risk 30 May 2020 - 01:07 pm
:A high-tech robot developed by Zora Bots, a Belgium-based company, and donated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) prepares to check the temperature of a health worker during a demonstration at the Kanyinya treatment centre that treats coron
Zimbabwe: Rift within ruling party dents president’s clout 30 May 2020 - 12:22 pm
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Alleged Rwandan genocide bankroller to be tried in Arusha: judge 28 May 2020 - 02:13 pm
Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, wearing a face mask as a protection due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Benoit PEYRUCQ