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22.09.2024 19:20 This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.

22.09.2024 13:54 In the 1960s objects were gathered for the national museum, the question now is what to do with them.

21.09.2024 13:21 A brazen attack on the capital by al-Qaeda-linked fighters highlights the junta's security issues.

20.09.2024 22:00 After decades of stalling, the new law is warmly welcomed but some worry how well it will be enforced.

20.09.2024 22:00 The government says classrooms are being used to accommodate people whose houses have been destroyed.

20.09.2024 17:30 Michael Lomas is accused of manipulating massive contracts for work on a power station in South Africa.

20.09.2024 17:30 Footballers playing too many games risks the 'long-term success' of football, says Caf president Patrice Motsepe.

20.09.2024 12:30 A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

19.09.2024 16:10 Claude Pivi, Guinea's most wanted fugitive, has been on the run since last year's dramatic prison break.

19.09.2024 16:10 The 65-year-old pledges not to be a threat to the military junta, which toppled him from power last August.

19.09.2024 01:30 Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's killing by her ex-partner revives calls for action on gender-based violence.

18.09.2024 20:30 Brutal atrocities, like slitting civilians' throats, have been reported, Human Rights Watch says.

18.09.2024 20:30 The two signed a new naval deal this year after more than a decade of strategic partnership.

18.09.2024 05:40 Despite facing a catastrophic combination of challenges, there is optimism in the African country.

17.09.2024 19:20 The electoral commission says that any problems that have been highlighted have been corrected.