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A new constitution that has allowed Togo's long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as…
Watchdog blames ‘disproportionate force’ by Kenya police for protest deaths
Kenya's police watchdog has accused officers of using "disproportionate force" to quell a recent series of protests during which 65…
Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit…
Artist explores the toxic mining legacy of Zambia’s ‘black mountains’
Zambia's notorious "black mountains" - huge heaps of mining waste that scar the Copperbelt skyline - are deeply personal to…
The would-be saint murdered ‘mafia-style’ for refusing bribes
Two days after he was kidnapped in July 2007, the bloodied and battered corpse of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi…
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ICC convicts Central African Republic rebels over war crimes
The International Criminal Court has convicted two leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic for…
A ‘payment plan’ for blood: Zimbabweans get in debt to pay for transfusions
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US to expel South Africa ambassador as relations deteriorate
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Africa faces diabetes crisis, study finds
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Tunisians protest against president on anniversary of his power grab
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Trump warns Europe against immigration as he arrives in Scotland
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Trial of former DRC President Joseph Kabila begins over alleged M23 rebel support
Democratic Republic Of CongoA military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has opened the trial of former President Joseph…
DR Congo: M23 threatens to boycott peace process over prisoners
Democratic Republic Of CongoThe M23 rebel movement, which controls large swathes of territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Watchdog blames ‘disproportionate force’ by Kenya police for protest deaths
Kenya’s police watchdog has accused officers of using “disproportionate force” to quell a recent series of protests during which 65…
Trees, tresses and teamwork: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Forgotten ‘weeds’ prove a culinary hit…
Artist explores the toxic mining legacy of Zambia’s ‘black mountains’
Zambia’s notorious “black mountains” – huge heaps of mining waste that scar the Copperbelt skyline – are deeply personal to…
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