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Nigeria frees 4,000 prisoners to ease jail crowding 19 Nov 2023 - 05:13 pm
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South Africa seeks to tempt disaffected voters back to elections 18 Nov 2023 - 06:44 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials at the Thembalethu Primary School voting station during the nationwide voter registration campaign ahead of the 2024 general elections in Soweto on November 18, 2023. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP)
Sudan announces 'immediate' end to UN mission in war-torn country 17 Nov 2023 - 11:40 pm
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Senegal highest court blocks detained Sonko from running for president 17 Nov 2023 - 09:44 pm
(FILES) Ousmane Sonko(C), President of the opposition party Senegalese Patriots for Work, Ethics and Brotherhood (PASTEF), waves good bye to his supporters at the HLM basic school in Ziguinchor on July 3, 2022. (Photo by MUHAMADOU BITTAYE / AFP)
Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130 17 Nov 2023 - 07:23 pm
Pedestrians try to pass a flooded street following heavy rains at Kiembeni district in Mombasa on November 17, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
UN alarmed at interethnic killings in Sudan's Darfur 17 Nov 2023 - 05:37 pm
File: A man walks down a road in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals, on May 18, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Madagascar imposes curfew in capital ahead of presidential vote 15 Nov 2023 - 04:38 pm
Supporters cheer as members of the collective of opposition candidates march through the streets of Analamahitsy district to protest against the holding of the 2023 Presidential Election, in Antananarivo, on November 14, 2023.
Liberians vote in presidential run-off between football legend and ex-VP 14 Nov 2023 - 10:03 pm
This combination of pictures created on November 13, 2023 shows Liberia's President George Weah (left) delivering a speech at the leaders summit of the COP27 climate conference at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, on November 8, 2022, and outgoing Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai arriving at his party headquarters in Monrovia on December 29, 2017. (Photo by Ahmad Gharabli and Seyllou / AFP)
Madagascar's opposition calls on voters to shun presidential vote 14 Nov 2023 - 06:09 pm
Supporters cheer as members of the collective of opposition candidates march through the streets of Analamahitsy district to protest against the holding of the 2023 Presidential Election, in Antananarivo, on November 14, 2023. (Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP)
South Africa offers tax breaks for lion, rhino conservation 13 Nov 2023 - 04:23 pm
Rhinos are seen at an undisclosed location in the North-West Province of South Africa, on April 2, 2023. (Photo by Luca Sola / AFP)
Kenyans brave heavy rain to plant trees 13 Nov 2023 - 12:32 pm
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South Africa plans more Zebra, crocodile meat exports 10 Nov 2023 - 06:50 pm
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South Africa Eskom relief could see interest charged 08 Nov 2023 - 05:47 pm
Electricity pylons in South Africa. File photo
Kenya projects economy to grow 5.5 percent in 2023 07 Nov 2023 - 06:42 pm
This photo taken on July 14, 2023, shows a hot air balloon at the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. (Xinhua)
Libya says deporting 600 undocumented Egyptians 06 Nov 2023 - 07:05 pm
Migrants await processing during a deportation operation by the Ministry of Interior in the Tripoli-based government, in the Libyan capital on November 6, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Guinea army vows 'unwavering commitment' to authorities 04 Nov 2023 - 05:21 pm
Guinea's military junta chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara speaks in Conakry on September 30, 2009. (Photo by SEYLLOU DIALLO / AFP)
Heavy gunfire in Guinea capital, downtown access blocked 04 Nov 2023 - 01:15 pm
A picture taken in Conakry on October 12, 2020, shows a view of the city centre. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Women abducted as situation in Sudan's Darfur worsens: UN 03 Nov 2023 - 06:07 pm
File photo: People flee on April 18, 2023 as fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces rages despite growing international calls for an end to hostilities. (AFP)

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The Los Angeles river with a high water level is seen from Elysian Park on December 24, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) Heavy rain, flash floods hit southern California
A rainbow is seen over the 4th Street Bridge after heavy rains in downtown Los Angeles on December 24, 2025. (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) Southern California soaked by powerful Christmas storms

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Middle East

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This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 26, 2025, shows the aftermath of the explosion inside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs. A deadly explosion hit a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on December 26, said authorities who reported at least six people killed. (Photo by HANDOUT / SANA / AFP Syria says Homs bombing 'desperate attempt' to destabilise country
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