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African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda in coming weeks: UNHCR 10 Sep 2019 - 06:22 pm
Sudanese refugees are seen at a school in Al Dahra district in Tripoli, Libya April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Six policemen killed in attack in Burkina Faso 10 Sep 2019 - 09:47 am
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Relatives fly to Singapore to bring Mugabe home 09 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
A woman walks past a wall with
14 dead, 29 missing after bus overturns in Morocco floods 09 Sep 2019 - 05:39 pm
Members of the security forces search for bodies in the wreckage of bus at the banks of the Damchan river near the city of Errachidia, in the El Khank region in southern Morocco following a flood-related accident that left at least six people dead, on Sep
Can DR Congo leaders keep their pledge of free school? 08 Sep 2019 - 08:12 am
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Kenya evicts forest dwellers to save country's 'water tower' 06 Sep 2019 - 08:48 pm
Sengwer community protest over their eviction from their Embobut Forest ancestral lands by the government for forest conservation in western Kenya, April 19, 2016. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Katy Migiro
Zimbabwe ex-president Mugabe dies aged 95 06 Sep 2019 - 08:59 am
Zimbabwe's then President Robert Mugabe (L) addresses party members and supporters gathered at headquarters to show support to Grace Mugabe (R) becoming the party's next Vice President after the dismissal of Emerson Mnangagwa November 8 2017. AFP / Jekesa
South Africa tries to contain 'Afrophobia' fallout as riots upstage summit 05 Sep 2019 - 07:29 pm
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against xenophobia outside of the main gate of the South African High Commission which was shut down to avert reprisal attacks in Abuja, on September 5, 2019.  AFP / Kola Sulaimon
Tanzanian arrested with tusks from 117 elephants 05 Sep 2019 - 06:41 pm
Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong, May 15, 2014. Reuters
South Africa embassy closed in Nigeria after threats - minister 05 Sep 2019 - 11:23 am
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'No safe place': South African women suffering 'epidemic' of violence, activists warn 04 Sep 2019 - 10:11 pm
A pedestrian walks by the community centre at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in the South African landmark township of Soweto on April 24, 2014. AFP / Mujahid Safodien
Six months after cyclones, Pope spotlights Mozambique's needs 04 Sep 2019 - 09:19 pm
Pope Francis attends a welcome ceremony flanked by Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi upon his arrival at the Maputo International Airport on September 4, 2019. AFP / Tiziana Fabi
Pope calls US conservative attacks an 'honour' 04 Sep 2019 - 07:13 pm
Municipal workers hang the portrait of Pope Francis ahead of his visit to Madagascar, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, September 4, 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner
UN warns of Burundi atrocities as "divine" ruler eyes 2020 election 04 Sep 2019 - 04:18 pm
:FILE PHOTO: Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza arrives for the celebrations to mark Burundi's 55th anniversary of the independence at the Prince Louis Rwagasore stadium in Bujumbura, Burundi July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana/File Photo
Ramaphosa says South Africa must quell attacks on foreigners as summit starts 04 Sep 2019 - 02:29 pm
Zulu residents of the Jeppe Men Hostel scream waving batons in the Johannesburg CBD on September 3, 2019, after South Africa's financial capital was hit by a new wave of anti-foreigner violence. AFP / Michele Spatari
Disappointment for Beira cyclone victims hoping for Pope Francis visit 04 Sep 2019 - 12:14 pm
Vicar at the Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Father Alfredo Manhica (C), blesses a Rosary in Beira, central Mozambique on August 20, 2019. AFP / Marco Longari
Terror 'ghosts' wreak havoc in northern Mozambique 03 Sep 2019 - 08:17 pm
A woman holds her younger child while standing in a burned out area in the recently attacked village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia, on August 24, 2019.  AFP / Marco Longari
South African police arrest 90 as unrest in cities continues 03 Sep 2019 - 05:34 pm
South African police officers detain a looter in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra on September 3, 2019 after South Africa's financial capital was hit by a new wave of anti-foreigner violence.  AFP / GUILLEM SARTORIO