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Heavy rains and floods have killed 10 people in different areas in Sudan.
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Heavy rain, flood kill 10 in various areas in Sudan

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The Egyptian police on Tuesday killed at least 13 terrorists during a shootout in Arish city of restive North Sinai.
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Egypt police kill 13 terrorists in Sinai shootout

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa hold talks in Pretoria, South Africa, July 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
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Xi calls on China, South Africa to continue striving for closer ties

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Teff, a popular super-grain used to make the Ethiopian national dish injera
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Ethiopia: Attorney General to Sue Dutch Company Over Teff Patent

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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Kenya: Activists Protest Death Penalty Verdict for Prison Beauty Queen

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Namibian farms
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Namibia: 'The Germans Must Relinquish Their Farms'

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
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Kenya: Safaricom restores services after voice and data outage

Monday, July 23, 2018
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Eritrean president's historic Ethiopian visit boosts hopes of reconciliation

Monday, July 23, 2018
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi (L, front) shakes hands with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (R, front) in Khartoum, Sudan, on July 19, 2018. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday arrived in Khartoum for an official two-day visit to Sudan, official SUNA news agency reported. Net.
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PHOTO STORY: Sudan, Egypt agree to remove barriers between them

Saturday, July 21, 2018
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Light rail line in Nigeria’s capital opens to passengers

Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Fighters in South Sudan. Net.
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South Sudan’s peace monitors slam killing of hundreds

Monday, July 16, 2018
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, centre left, is welcomed by Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Net.
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Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders celebrate end to mutual hostilities

Monday, July 16, 2018
The leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia have accepted to normalise relations between the two countries.
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Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders celebrate end to mutual hostilities

Monday, July 16, 2018
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55 injured as train derails near Giza, Egypt

Sunday, July 15, 2018
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Kenyans watch World Cup on phone as internet costs hit all-time low

Sunday, July 15, 2018
Delegates during the 38th meeting of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Council of Ministers yesterday in Lusaka, Zambia. Courtesy.
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COMESA countries call for full adoption of digital technologies

Sunday, July 15, 2018
A pair of headphones next to a laptop, with the Netflix homepage pulled up. Net photo.
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Africa’s biggest TV player is lobbying to have Netflix regulated

Saturday, July 14, 2018
A police vehicle is seen outside the petrochemical company where two tanks exploded in Cairo, Egypt, July 13, 2018. Twelve people were injured in a fuel tank explosion near Egypt's Cairo International Airport on Thursday night, but the air traffic was not affected. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
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12 injured in fuel tank explosion near Egypt's Cairo airport

Friday, July 13, 2018
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Libya issues permission of rebuilding Tripoli airport to Italian firms

Friday, July 13, 2018
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Sudan extends ceasefire in all conflict zones till year end

Friday, July 13, 2018