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Africa
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken...
Congolese rebels say they have "taken" the key city of Goma in the Democratic Republic...
Rebels kill DR Congo governor as fighting intensifies
Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced...
Scammers using my face to con people, warns Namibia's ex-first...
Namibia's former First Lady Monica Geingos has released a video message warning...
Abductions spark fears of a return to Kenya's dark past
The reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last six...
Shades, sparks and snow: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
Soldiers shoot dead at least seven miners in Ghana
At least seven people have been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine...
South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining 'kingpin'
South Africa's police have launched a manhunt for an alleged "kingpin", who is accused...
Medics under siege: 'We took this photo, fearing it would...
Dr Mustafa Ali Abdulrahman Ibo and his colleagues bravely perform surgery under...
Sudanese army claims capture of key eastern city from rebels
The army in Sudan says it has captured a key city in the country's east, one of...
How a freak space junk crash baffled residents and sparked...
An eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing...
Mozambique tense as opposition leader returns from exile
Mozambique's opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has returned home from exile where...
At least 69 dead after boat sinks in Morocco waters
At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain...
Illegal trade booms in South Africa's 'super-strange looking'...
A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an...
Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique - as 33 killed and...
Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique's capital which has...
Mozambique's opposition leader vows to install himself...
Mozambique's main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will...