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Sudan authorities warn of 'massive' Nile River flooding 23 Aug 2017 - 11:31 am
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Nigeria’s Buhari warns off separatists, takes back control after treatment 22 Aug 2017 - 12:18 am
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari sitting beside his Chief of Staff Abba Kyari as he writes to the National Assembly, notifying the legislature of his return to office, after a medical vacation from London, in Abuja, yesterday.
Kenya to flush militants out of area near Somali border 21 Aug 2017 - 09:37 am
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Swiss couple killed in Kenyan coastal town 21 Aug 2017 - 09:31 am
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12 dead in Nigeria boat capsize 20 Aug 2017 - 09:42 pm
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South Africa gives go-ahead to rhino horn auction 20 Aug 2017 - 09:19 pm
Rhinoceros horns (Reuters file photo)
Nearly 500 dead pulled from Sierra Leone mudslide 20 Aug 2017 - 09:07 pm
A mother, with her baby, picks up food at the internally displaced persons camp in Regent, Sierra Leone August 19, 2017. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde
Zimbabwe first lady flies home, leaving S. Africa assault case 20 Aug 2017 - 02:05 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 8, 2014 shows Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe raising her fist during a campaign meeting at the City Sports Center in Harare. AFP / Jekesai NJIKIZANA
32 African parties convene in Khartoum 20 Aug 2017 - 09:56 am
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Nigeria: Over 60 dead in ‘mysterious disease’ outbreak 20 Aug 2017 - 09:44 am
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Nigeria's Buhari to return home after sick leave in Britain 19 Aug 2017 - 10:26 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 2, 2011 shows leading opposition presidential candidate, retired General Mohammadu Buhari raising his hand to salute the crowd shortly on arrival to flag off his presidential campaign rally in Kaduna. AFP / PIUS UTOM
Sierra Leone appeals for urgent help after deadly floods 15 Aug 2017 - 08:49 pm
People remove the wreckage at Regent region of Freetown after landslide struck the capital of the west African state of Sierra Leone on August 15, 2017. (Anadolu Agency)
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe accused of attacking model in hotel room 15 Aug 2017 - 07:55 pm
President Robert Mugabe kissing his wife and first lady Grace Mugabe during the country's 37th Independence Day celebrations at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on April 18, 2017. AFP / Jekesai Njikizana
Baby girl “teargassed, beaten by Kenyan police” dies 15 Aug 2017 - 07:35 pm
Lenzer, mother of six month-old Samantha Pendo, stands next to her bed as the girl remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya August 14, 2017. Reuters/Baz Ratner
17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant 'terrorist attack' 14 Aug 2017 - 07:35 am
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Nigeria’s Buhari awaits doctors’ order to return home 13 Aug 2017 - 06:56 am
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Kenya on edge after vote fraud claims spark deadly protests 13 Aug 2017 - 06:36 am
Members of a local vigilante group of bouncers and bodyguards patrol on August 12, 2017 in Kisumi, following presidential election-related violence, to protect small shops in the central business district from looters during protests.  AFP / FREDRIK LERNE
Long road to recovery for South Sudan’s youngest 12 Aug 2017 - 11:15 pm
Sandy makes sure she is registered at the child friendly space, where she can play and receive psychosocial support in Juba, South Sudan on July 28, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Stefanie Glinski