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  1. Egypt: At least 20 killed after clothing factory fire

    Fire trucks were sent to put out the huge blaze in the eastern outskirts of Cairo

  2. Ivory Coast: PM Hamed Bakayoko dies in Germany

    Mr Bakayoko, who was receiving treatment for cancer, passed away on Wednesday

  3. Sierra Leone: Covid-19 vaccine roll out begins

    The roll out will include both the vaccine from China and the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

  4. Equatorial Guinea begins three days of mourning

    More than 100 people were killed in a series of explosions in the main city of Bata.

  5. South Africa: Student protest turns violent in Johannesburg

    Police use rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse crowds.

  6. Senegal opposition leader calls for fresh protests

    Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko calls for more protests

  7. Ivory Coast’s ruling party wins legislative elections

    President Alassane Ouattara's RHDP has won parliamentary elections held at the weekend

  8. Several children drown at a Ghana beach

    Several children drown while swimming at Apam Beach in Ghana

  9. Ivorian singer-songwriter Fely Tchaco on new album

    Ivorian singer-songwriter Fely Tchaco on new album which celebrates Ivorian heritage

  10. Dozens of African migrants feared dead in Yemen migrant camp

    Dozens of migrants are feared dead after fire spread through a Yemen migrant camp

  11. Senegal court orders release of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko

    Detained Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been granted bail

  12. Expectations ahead of legislative elections in Ivory Coast

    Legislative elections in Ivory Coast on Saturday

  13. The UN fails to agree on the conflict in Ethiopia

    Disagreements at the UN over Ethiopia; a third day of clashes in Senegal

  14. At least two dead in protests in Senegal

    At least two die in protests against rape charges on Senegal's main opposition leader

  15. COVAX deliveries continue across the continent

    Lesotho, Rwanda, Kenya and Angola are among the countries receiving new deliveries

  16. Controversial election list revealed in Chad

    Opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo is on the list despite withdrawing his candidacy

  17. Nigeria: Curfew imposed in Jangebe

    It follows chaotic scenes when hundreds of schoolgirls were reunited with their families

  18. The story of the disappearing bearded vulture in Africa

    Bearded vultures in peril; Tanzania's Catholic Church worried over COVID-19 deaths

  19. Catholic Church in Tanzania alarmed over COVID-19 deaths

    Tanzania's Catholic Church says scores of priests and nuns have died from coronavirus

  20. BBC journalist, Girmay Gebru released without charge

    The BBC journalist, Girmay Gebru has been released by the Ethiopian authorities

  21. Ghana starts Covid-19 vaccination programme

    Ghana has started a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme

  22. DRC researchers make findings that could lead to HIV cure

    Four percent of people living with HIV in DRC were able to naturally control the virus

  23. Kidnapped Nigerian school girls released

    Hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria have been released

  24. Uganda: Students begin their exams

    A partial lockdown is still in place but a phased reopening of schools began last year

  25. Ghana: President Akufo-Addo receives first Covax jab

    The Covax programme aims to provide free vaccines to the world's poorer countries.

  26. Ivory Coast: Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins

    Healthcare workers will be first to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

  27. Morocco: Set to legalise cannabis production for medical use

    A draft bill before parliament sets out plans for production, transportation and sale.

  28. Ethiopia: Rights group accuses Eritrean troops of killing civilians

    Amnesty says civilians were killed by Eritrean troops in the town of Aksum last year

  29. Nigeria: Hundreds feared missing after gunmen raid school

    Police confirm the abduction of around 300 girls from their school in Zamfara state.

  30. Niger navigates its post-election future

    Niger navigates its future in the aftermath of the first democratic transfer of power

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