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West Africa boot camp seeks artificial intelligence fix for climate-hit farmers 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm
Students take part in an AI programming course at the Dakar Institute of Technology in Dakar, Senegal. November 5, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton
Hit by drought and power cuts, Zimbabwe steps up battery storage 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm
A view of a traffic light powered by solar panels in the central business district of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, July 14, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Lungelo Ndhlovu
32 'terrorists' killed during Burkina Faso army operations 17 Nov 2019 - 04:18 pm
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Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations 17 Nov 2019 - 02:57 pm
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Zimbabwe bans new electric water heaters to save energy 13 Nov 2019 - 03:16 pm
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Johannesburg seeks to avert 'ecological disaster' from beetle-infested trees 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm
Some of the millions of trees making up Johannesburg's man-made forest are pictured on October 22, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kim Harrisberg
Zimbabwe prepares massive elephant rescue as drought worsens 11 Nov 2019 - 05:03 pm
A marabou stork stands on an elephant carcass at a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo
Bloody nightmare? Do-good health businesses struggle in Cameroon 07 Nov 2019 - 08:24 pm
Christelle Timdi grilling fish at her stall in Yaounde, Cameroon on August 23, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Inna Lazareva
Burkina Faso leader vows to defeat 'terrorists' after ambush 07 Nov 2019 - 07:30 pm
Cherif Sy, Burkina Faso's Defense Minister (C,L) and Florence Parly, France's Defense Minister (C,R) review the troops during a visit at the Burkinabe minister of Defense in Ouagadougou, on Novembrer 4, 2019. AFP / Olympia De Maismont
West Africa bloc gives Guinea-Bissau's govt 48 hours to resign 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm
President Jose Mario Vaz dismissed Prime Minister Aristides Gomes and his government on October 29, in a shock move described as an
Uganda revamps century-old rail network after China delays funding 06 Nov 2019 - 03:09 pm
A commuter train is seen at the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) headquarters in Kampala, Uganda November 5, 2019. Picture taken November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Nigerian police release 259 people held captive - spokesman 05 Nov 2019 - 03:45 pm
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7 Missing, 11 Rescued in Boat Accident in Uganda 05 Nov 2019 - 11:42 am
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Pirates kidnap four crew from Greek boat off Togo - Togo navy 04 Nov 2019 - 03:49 pm
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The 'Brave Ones': Zimbabwe's women-only rangers fighting poaching 03 Nov 2019 - 06:52 pm
New recruits, coming from a disadvantaged and abusive background, arrive to start a selection process to join the Akashinga Ranger training programme in Phundundu, Zimbabwe on September 16, 2019.  AFP / Gianluigi Guercia
New cocoa deals help peasant farmers, but not enough 03 Nov 2019 - 09:10 am
A farmer carries a bucket of cocoa beans at a cocoa farm in Azaguie, Ivory Coast. October 22, 2019. Picture taken October 22,2019. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
Mali says 54 killed in militant attack on army post 02 Nov 2019 - 10:51 am
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Malawi court suspends wearing of wigs and gowns as temperatures soar 02 Nov 2019 - 12:04 am
Judges wearing wigs attend a ceremony to mark the beginning of the legal year in Hong Kong, China January 8, 2018. Reuters/Bobby Yip