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Heavy security presence in Senegal after deadly clashes 02 Jun 2023 - 07:29 pm
Students carry their luggage as they leave the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, on June 2, 2023 after being closed due to the violent protests that broke out on University grounds. (Photo by John Wessels / AFP)
Kenya court orders suspension of mass layoff of Facebook moderators 02 Jun 2023 - 05:55 pm
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Tanzania declares end of deadly Marburg virus outbreak: WHO 02 Jun 2023 - 02:20 pm
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Senegal's Sonko sentenced to two years in prison 01 Jun 2023 - 07:35 pm
A car set ablaze by demonstrators is pictured in Dakar, on June 1, 2023 during a protest. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
Sudan groups hit with US sanctions as cease-fire crumbles 01 Jun 2023 - 06:06 pm
A man stands with a bicycle by a medical centre building riddled with bullet holes at the Souk Sitta (Market Six) in the south of Khartoum on June 1, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Petrol prices surge in Nigeria after Tinubu dumps fuel subsidies 31 May 2023 - 07:45 pm
Motorbike taxis converge to buy fuel at a petrol station at Ibafo, Ogun State in southwest Nigeria, on May 30, 2023. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Burundi sticks to Ukraine neutrality as Russia's top diplomat visits 30 May 2023 - 09:52 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Burundi Foreign Minister Albert Nshingiro hold a joint press conference following their bilateral meeting at Kiriri Garden Hotel in Bujumbra on May 30, 2023. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
Fresh fighting in Sudan amid truce extension 30 May 2023 - 07:54 pm
This picture released on the Sudanese Army's Facebook page on May 30, 2023, shows army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (2nd right) cheering with soldiers as he visits some of their positions in Khartoum. (Photo by Sudan's Armed Forces Facebook page / AFP)
World Bank approves $1 billion loan to boost Kenya’s economy 30 May 2023 - 05:24 pm
File Photo: A shop owner sells fish at a market stall in the town of Chemase, Nandi county, Kenya August 1, 2022. (REUTERS/Baz Ratner)
South Africa records three murders per hour 30 May 2023 - 05:20 pm
A street in Johannesburg, South Africa. AFP file photo.
Night-time shopping booms as Zimbabwe inflation soars 30 May 2023 - 12:34 pm
Roadside vendors sell goods at Mbare Musika in Harare on May 25, 2023. Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP
Sudan army, RSF under pressure to extend truce after mediators impatient with violations 29 May 2023 - 05:12 pm
People ride a donkey-pulled cart along a street in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city, on May 28, 2023, amid ongoing violence between the forces of two rival Sudanese generals. (Photo by AFP)
Ramaphosa allocates powers for minister to address country's energy crisis 28 May 2023 - 09:28 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo / AFP
Nigeria's departing President Buhari defends legacy 28 May 2023 - 06:00 pm
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said he will leave office with Nigeria better in 2023 than in 2015.  (AFP / Haidar Mohammed Ali)
Saudi Arabia, US report better adherence to Sudan ceasefire by warring forces after days of fighting 26 May 2023 - 06:49 pm
Sudanese walk outside Bashir hospital in southern Khartoum on May 26, 2023 as fighting eased in Sudan following a ceasefire. (Photo by AFP)
One of Rwanda's most wanted genocide suspects arrested in South Africa after 22 years on run 25 May 2023 - 05:32 pm
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South Africa Central Bank raises key interest to 8.25% 25 May 2023 - 05:15 pm
File photo: Newly upgraded South African Rand banknotes depicting former South African president Nelson Mandela are displayed at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Sierra Leone's symbolic 'Cotton Tree' destroyed in rain storm 25 May 2023 - 04:56 pm
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