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Meles Alem, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
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Ethiopian senior officials discuss integration, mutual benefits within BRICS

Saturday, February 10, 2024
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U.S. museum returns artifacts to Ghana after 150 years

Saturday, February 10, 2024
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Kenya begins translocation of black rhinoceros to safer, less populated habitats

Saturday, February 10, 2024
South Sudan President Salva Kiir. The country descended into a bloody civil war shortly after independence in 2011 following a political disagreement between President Kiir and his then-deputy, Riek Machar, that killed about 400,000 people, according to the UN. Internet
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South Sudan appeals for funds to conduct elections

Friday, February 09, 2024
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34 African leaders, heads of int'l institutions to attend AU Summit

Friday, February 09, 2024
President Emmerson Mnangagwa looks on as he addresses a press conference at state house in Harare, Zimbabwe on August 27, 2023. PHOTO AFP
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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty

Thursday, February 08, 2024
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Kenya starts process to repurchase Eurobonds

Thursday, February 08, 2024
Uganda President, Museveni meets with the Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi Peace Process, Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss the regional mandate alongside recent developments in Eastern DRC. Courtesy
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Museveni, Kenyatta discuss regional mission for DR Congo

Thursday, February 08, 2024
M23 rebels look on in Kibumba in Eastern Dr Congo on December 23, 2022.
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M23 vows "to deal with" DR Congo artillery, air attacks

Wednesday, February 07, 2024
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Kenya hydropower hits 471 MW amid rising water levels

Tuesday, February 06, 2024
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Senegalese parliament vote postpones presidential election to December

Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi.
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Former Tanzanian President Ali Hassan Mwinyi hospitalised

Monday, February 05, 2024
President Hage Geingob.
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Africa mourns passing of Namibia's Hage Geingob

Monday, February 05, 2024
President Hage Geingob (left) welcomes President Paul Kagame to Windhoek, Namibia, for the 38th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in August 2018. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
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Kagame: Geingob's commitment to a united Africa will be remembered

Monday, February 05, 2024
Namibia's President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday. Internet
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Namibia's President Hage Geingob dies aged 82

Sunday, February 04, 2024
Rwanda ranks first on the list of top 10 safest countries in Africa. File
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Rwanda ranks first on list of top 10 safest countries in Africa

Saturday, February 03, 2024
Macky Sall.
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Senegalese president announces postponement of Feb. 25 presidential election

Saturday, February 03, 2024
A firefighter works at the site of a fire resulting from a gas explosion in the Embakasi neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 2, 2024. At least two people were killed and 222 others injured in an inferno resulting from a gas explosion in the capital of Kenya here, an official confirmed on Friday morning.(Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)
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2 dead, 222 injured in gas explosion in Kenya's capital

Saturday, February 03, 2024
The awarded night-watchers pose for a group photo with officials during the celebration on Heroes Day, February 1. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
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Night-watchers linked to DR Congo armed soldiers’ arrest in Rubavu awarded

Friday, February 02, 2024
Thousands are fleeing the escalating crisis in DR Congo.
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US congressman warns of ‘possible genocide’ against Rwandophones in DR Congo

Friday, February 02, 2024