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Zimbabwe arrests election monitors as opposition las...
Monitors from Zimbabwean pro-democracy and pressure groups were arrested in m...
Ethiopia PM hails BRICS entry as 'great moment'
Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa, will become a full memb...
Zimbabwe high stakes vote spills into day two as opp...
As polling began to close in some voting stations, it was only starting in ot...
Zimbabwe to vote in uphill election for defiant oppo...
The opposition, traditionally stronger in urban areas, is hoping to ride a wa...
African Union suspends Niger over military coup
The AU said this would remain in place until civilian rule in the country is ...
Timbuktu under jihadist blockade: Mali officials
Timbuktu is one of several large northern cities which fell first under Tuare...
Hundreds of children die of starvation in war-hit Su...
Around 5,000 people have been killed, according to the Armed Conflict Locatio...
Four arrested in Uganda over 'acts of homosexuality'
The law -- considered one of the harshest of its kind in the world -- contain...
Thousands rally for Zimbabwean opposition leader ahe...
The vote, taking place against a backdrop of discontent at Zimbabwe's economi...
Vexed by hardship, Zimbabweans brace for tense vote
Zimbabwe is battling economic troubles and many in the southern African count...
Pro-coup rally in Niger after military leader warns ...
The latest in a string of pro-coup rallies came a day after the new military ...
West African delegation arrives in coup-hit Niger
Although Ecowas says it favours dialogue to defuse the crisis, it has agreed ...
EU vote observers reject Zimbabwe bribe report
The European Union team observing the upcoming elections on Saturday denied a...
Disinformation an 'easy sell' in post-coup Niger
From false rumours and misleading videos to manipulated audio clips, AFP has ...
Fears for displaced as Sudan war spreads in Darfur, ...
The vast western region as well as the capital Khartoum have seen some of the...
Senegal's Sonko in intensive care after protest fast...
Sonko began the protest on July 30 after he was accused of fanning deadly vio...
