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Nigeria's first coronavirus case recorded in commercial hub

Friday, February 28, 2020
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South Sudan president urges refugees to return home

Friday, February 28, 2020
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Kenya to ban plastic bottles in protected areas by June

Friday, February 28, 2020
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Cameroon rejects France's remarks over separatist crisis

Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Climate change ravaging habitats across Africa

Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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AU welcomes South Sudan's peace deal

Monday, February 24, 2020
Kenyan primary school pupils hold placards in solidarity with China in Nairobi, Feb. 19, 2020. Many children from across the world have created their paintings in solidarity with China's fight against coronavirus epidemic.
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Tests for Egypt's only coronavirus case come negative

Friday, February 21, 2020
A press conference of Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics is held in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 11, 2020. Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said on Tuesday that the population in the country has reached 100 million.
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Mixed feelings as Egypt's 100 millionth citizen is born

Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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Malawi: 4 men jailed for 15 years over albino attacks

Monday, February 17, 2020
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UN warns increasing desert locust in East Africa, calls for concerted efforts

Friday, February 14, 2020
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Buhari pays courtesy visit to victims of Boko Haram attack

Thursday, February 13, 2020
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Somalia calls for lifting of UN arms embargo

Thursday, February 13, 2020
Marking a shift in his previous approach, Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita acknowledged that he has opened up for dialogue with armed groups.
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Mali's president acknowledges contact with armed groups

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
There are just over 1,000 mountain gorillas in existence.
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Lightning kills rare mountain gorillas in Uganda

Saturday, February 08, 2020
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Malawi court annuls President Mutharika's 2019 election victory

Tuesday, February 04, 2020
The US issued more than 8,000 immigration visas to Nigerians in 2018.
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Nigeria worst hit in new Trump visa ban

Saturday, February 01, 2020
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Dozens killed by suspected rebels in DR Congo

Thursday, January 30, 2020
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Isabel dos Santos banker found dead in Lisbon

Thursday, January 23, 2020
Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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Sudanese gov't forces retake security buildings

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Mr Abiy, 43, is Africa's youngest head of government.
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Trump says he deserves Nobel Peace Prize not Abiy Ahmed

Monday, January 13, 2020