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Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga clashed with security forces in Kisumu, Kenya, on August 9, 2017, as they protest at the results of the national election. By Kevin MIDIGO (AFP)

Tear gas and street battles as vote tensions roil Kenya

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Kisumu (Kenya) (AFP) - As he stood on a highway overpass watching riot police pl ...

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh had his assets frozen in May as the new government launched a probe into the millions of dollars Jammeh is alleged to have stolen. By MARCO LONGARI (AFP/File)

Gambia revokes diplomatic passports of ex-leader a...

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Banjul (Gambia) (AFP) - The Gambia has revoked the diplomatic passports of ex-le ...

The government of Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world, has promised relief to more than 3,000 people left homeless. By SAIDU BAH (AFP)

Fears for 600 still missing in Sierra Leone floods

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Freetown (AFP) - Concern shifted Wednesday to the estimated 600 people still mis ...

South African model Gabriella Engels has said she was assaulted by Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe. By Phill Magakoe (AFP)

Cash offer to make Grace Mugabe assault case 'go a...

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Centurion (South Africa) (AFP) - The 20-year-old South African model that Zimbab ...

With President Mugabe, 93, in increasingly frail health, speculation has focused on Mnangagwa (pictured with wife Auxilia) to succeed him. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

Mugabe's possible successor falls ill, flown to S....

Monday, August 14, 2017

Harare (AFP) - Zimbabwe's vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is seen as fav ...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is seen arriving at the Dakar airport in 2008. By GEORGES GOBET (AFP/File)

Sudanese leader Bashir, wanted by ICC, arrives in ...

Friday, August 4, 2017

Rabat (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted on genocide charges by t ...

This photo taken on July 20, 2017 shows supporters of Mauritanian President gathering and holding banners during a rally ahead of the constitutional referendum on scrapping the senate and changing the national flag, in Nouakchott. By STR (AFP/File)

Clashes on final day of Mauritania referendum camp...

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Nouakchott (AFP) - Police and opposition activists clashed Thursday in Mauritani ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is widely expected to win a third term in office in a race against little-known candidates. By MARCO LONGARI (AFP)

Kagame poised for third-term win in Rwanda electio...

Friday, August 4, 2017

Kigali (AFP) - Rwandans vote in a presidential election Friday widely expected t ...

Ivory is put into a crusher during #IvoryCrush in Central Park, New York. By TIMOTHY A. CLARY (AFP)

US crushes nearly two tons of ivory in NY Central ...

Friday, August 4, 2017

New York (AFP) - US officials destroyed nearly two tons of carved illegal ivory ...

International observer missions called for calm and restraint in Kenya after isolated protests broke out following opposition leader Raila Odinga's rejection of early election results. By TONY KARUMBA (AFP)

Kenya opposition demands Odinga be 'declared presi...

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's main opposition coalition demanded Thursday that its can ...

This picture received from the Leakey Foundation via the Nature website on August 9, 2017 shows an infant ape cranium named as

Ancient skull hints at African roots for ape-human...

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Paris (AFP) - The skull of an infant ape buried by a volcano 13 million years ag ...

President Paul Kagame, 59, is running against two little-known candidates seen as unlikely to pose any threat to his Rwandan Patriotic Front's (RPF) control. By MARCO LONGARI (AFP)

Kagame set for third-term win in Rwanda election

Friday, August 4, 2017

Kigali (AFP) - Rwandans voted Friday in a presidential election widely expected ...

Guinea's opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, pictured in July 2017, led a protest calling for elections. By CELLOU BINANI (AFP/File)

Thousands take to Guinea's streets to demand local...

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Conakry (AFP) - Thousands of opposition activists took to the streets of Guinea' ...

The government of Sierra Leone has promised relief to the more than 3,000 people left homeless by flooding and mudslides in the capital Freetown. By SAIDU BAH (AFP)

Rescuers resume grim search for dead in flooded Fr...

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Freetown (AFP) - Rescue workers resumed the grim task Tuesday of pulling bodies ...

Burkina Faso has seen a string of attacks claimed by jihadist groups in recent years. By Ahmed OUOBA (AFP)

17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant 'terrorist atta...

Monday, August 14, 2017

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Seventeen people have been killed and a dozen injured in a ...

Botswana's Isaac Makwala had insisted Tuesday he was ready to run the 400m, scheduled for 2050 GMT, before the IAAF stepped in. By Jewel SAMAD (AFP/File)

Infected Makwala could not have run: IAAF

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

London (AFP) - Botswana star Isaac Makwala was barred from running in the men's ...

People gather at the site of a train collision near Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria, on August 11, 2017. At least 36 people were killed when two trains collided. By STR (AFP)

Egypt train collision kills at least 37: ministry

Friday, August 11, 2017

Alexandria (Egypt) (AFP) - At least 37 people were killed as two trains collided ...

Migrants sleep on the beach in Ventimiglia, near the French border, trying to cross. Since the start of 2017, over 117,000 have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe from north Africa -- more than 96,000 of them arriving in Italy. By Marco BERTORELLO (AFP/File)

Migrants' fall in Italy has experts seeking answer...

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Rome (AFP) - Italy has seen a sharp fall in the number of migrants arriving on i ...

Anthrax decimating Ivory Coast chimps: research

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Paris (AFP) - Anthrax, a bacterial disease commonly associated with arid climes, ...

The number of migrant arrivals in Italy in July was down dramatically on the same month last year. By Angelos Tzortzinis (AFP)

Italy moves to end migrant crisis with naval missi...

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Rome (AFP) - Italy on Wednesday dispatched a navy patrol boat to Libya and seize ...

The August 8 election is seen as a crucial test of Kenya's progress. By TONY KARUMBA (AFP)

Kenya on a knife edge ahead of high-stakes electio...

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyans head to the polls Tuesday to vote in a knife-edge contes ...

Aid organisations have warned that the rainy season is not yet over and that more flooding could arrive at any moment in the Sierra Leone capital. By SAIDU BAH (AFP/File)

Mass burials for 160 Sierra Leone flood victims

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Freetown (AFP) - Sierra Leone prepared for the burials of 160 victims of devasta ...

Tunisia is facing a series of fires, similar to this blaze pictured in 2014. By FETHI BELAID (AFP/File)

Tunisia loses swathes of forest in fires

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Tunis (AFP) - Around 2,000 hectares of forest in Tunisia have gone up in flames ...

Each year humpback whales migrate north from the Antarctic to the warmer climate off Australia's coastline to mate and give birth. By Heather Faulkner (AFP/File)

Passenger knocked out as whale slams into Australi...

Monday, August 7, 2017

Sydney (AFP) - A man was knocked unconscious and three others suffered facial fr ...

Vast crowds cheer Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga as he makes his first public comments since results showed him losing the August 8 presidential election. By CARL DE SOUZA (AFP)

Waiting for Raila, listening to God, in Nairobi sl...

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Nairobi (AFP) - Churches preached peace on Sunday in Mathare, a Nairobi slum tha ...

Protestors burnt a shack to the ground in a Nairobi slum as violent demonstrations against Kenya's presidential election results flared for a second day. By CARL DE SOUZA (AFP)

Pressure mounts on Kenya opposition to quell deadl...

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's defeated opposition faced mounting calls at home and abr ...

Supporters of Kenyan opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest at the election results in Nairobi's Mathare slum. By Luis TATO (AFP)

Kenya tensions spike as opposition cries foul over...

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared headed for re-election ...

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