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  1. Kenya police arrest man accused of kidnapping children

    Police in Kenya have arrested a man accused of kidnapping and killing children

  2. Nigeria release Boko Haram suspects

    Nigeria army release Boko Haram suspects cleared of links to the militant group

  3. Counting the business cost of violence in South Africa

    Business people in South Africa are cleaning up and counting cost of looted businesses

  4. South Africa: Troop deployment increased to 25,000

    Soldiers were deployed after unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

  5. Abiy Ahmed accuses TPLF of fighting along aid corridors

    Ethiopia’s PM says his forces will repel attacks by ‘internal and external enemies’

  6. Long fuel queues in South Africa after days of unrest

    Durban has seen long lines to buy food and fuel, with basic goods scarce

  7. South Africa deploys military to help quell the violence

    Dozens have now died in the unrest sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma

  8. South Africa’s police minister issues warning to rioters

    South Africa Police Minister Bheki Cele warns the unrest will not be allowed to continue

  9. Death toll mounts in South Africa Zuma riots

    The unrest was triggered by the arrest and jailing of the former president

  10. Nigerian newspapers united for 'press freedom'

    Major dailies print the same front page calling for freedom of the press

  11. Racism and football in England

    Racist abuse for black players after England's defeat to Italy at Euro 2020

  12. South Africa's army deployed as riots break out over Zuma arrest

    Riots break out in South Africa over the arrest of Jacob Zuma

  13. Outrage in Ghana over proposed salary for First Lady

    Proposals to pay Ghana's First Lady a salary causes anger

  14. A muted ten-year-anniversary of independence in South Sudan

    South Sudan marks ten years of independence from Sudan

  15. UN backs AU mediation on Nile dam dispute

    UN indicates support for AU mediation on Nile dam dispute

  16. Uganda launch Covid-19 relief programme

    Uganda launch Covid-19 relief programme to help pandemic hit urbanites

  17. South Sudan celebrates 10 years of independence

    The country is celebrating 10 years of independence with a quest for total sovereignty

  18. Former South African president Jacob Zuma goes to prison

    Ex-president Jacob Zuma handed himself over to the police last night

  19. South Africa: Deadline approaches for arrest of Jacob Zuma

    The former President has urged the courts to block a midnight deadline for his arrest.

  20. Zambia: Final farewell to founding father.

    President Kenneth Kaunda has been laid to rest in capital, Lusaka.

  21. Nigeria: What are authorities doing to stop spate of abductions?

    Gunmen abducted more than one hundred students in the northern state of Kaduna on Monday

  22. Jacob Zuma's spokesman speaks to Focus

    Mzwanele Manyi on the fate of the former president

  23. Protests in Ghana over 'insecurity'

    Concerns over insecurity prompt protests in Ghana's capital, Accra

  24. Egypt condemns Ethiopia over Blue Nile dam

    Egypt accuses Ethiopia of filling the GERD Blue Nile dam

  25. Sierra Leone reimposes curfew as Covid-19 cases rise

    The country is experiencing a third wave of coronavirus infections

  26. TPLF announces demands for Tigray ceasefire

    The TPLF have recently regained control of key areas of the Tigray region

  27. Nigeria: More than 180 abducted in Kaduna raid

    More than 1,000 students have been seized for ransom in Nigeria since December.

  28. Ethiopia: UN Security Council to hold talks on situation in northern Tigray.

    Aid agencies say hundreds of thousands of people are facing famine

  29. Zambia: Memorial held for first president Kenneth Kaunda

    Mr Kaunda died last month, aged 97, after suffering from pneumonia.

  30. WHO says new and faster spreading variants fuelling Covid-19 third wave

    The Delta Covid-19 variant, has been detected in 16 African countries.

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