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Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike

 Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Kenya's main international airport overnight as the latest strike by workers entered a second day on Monday. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi is a major...

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S Africa moves to implement national health bill

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

Nigerian protests fizzle out after crackdown

People convene in the streets

Nigerian president calls for end to 'bloodshed'

A general view of Nigerian security forces taking position during the protest in Abuja. — AFP file photo

Sudan's warring parties continue talks

People set up their tents at a camp for internally displaced Sudanese from Sennar state, in the al-Huri district of Gedaref city, in Sudan. — AFP

Rwanda’s Paul Kagame wins fourth presidential term

People queue before casting their ballots during the presidential election at the GS Kagugu polling centre, in Kinyinya, July 15. — Reuters

Kenyan police fire tear gas as rallies kick off

An anti-riot police officer kicks away a teargas canister during anti-government protests in Nairobi. — AFP

Rwanda votes as Kagame expected to extend rule

Incumbent President of Rwanda and Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) presidential candidate Paul Kagame casts his ballot, in Kigali. — AFP

Kenya police search dumpsite after mutilated bodies found

Onlookers gather at the dumpsite where six bodies were found in the landfill in Mukuru slum, Nairobi. — AFP

Ruto dismisses almost entire cabinet after deadly protests

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Charity says South Sudan 'on brink of famine'

Women wade through flood waters after the River Nile broke the dykes in Pibor, Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan. — Reuters file photo

Over 136,000 displaced by war in southeast Sudan

People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country. - AFP

South Africa inaugurates unprecedented unity government

General view of the swearing in ceremony for the newly formed South African Cabinet at the Cape Town International Conference Centre. — AFP

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl hurtles towards Caribbean

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment arrive ahead of Hurricane Beryl at Tobago's A.N.R. Robinson International Airport in Crown Point, Trinidad and Tobago. — AFP

Kenyan police clash with protesters after tax reversal

People take part in a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024-2025 in Nairobi. - Reuters

Families flee as Sudan's RSF advances on Sennar city

People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, North Kordofan. — AFP
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