Somali capital gunfire amid election protests

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It comes after militiamen attacked army positions, close to the presidential palace, overnight.

Africa’s week in pictures: 12-18 February 2021

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A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

Hervé Gourdel: Man sentenced over French tourist’s killing

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The jihadist abduction and killing of mountaineer Hervé Gourdel in Algeria in 2014 prompted outrage.

DR Congo’s mysterious metal monolith destroyed by mob

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People set fire to a big shiny pillar that appeared in Kinshasa sparking fears over its origins.

South Africa: President Ramaphosa takes the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

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Frontline workers and President Ramaphosa have been among the first in South Africa to take the vaccine,

Zanzibar’s Seif Sharif Hamad dies weeks after getting Covid

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No official reason has been given for the death of Seif Sharif Hamad at the age of 77.

Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina in court on terrorism charges

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Paul Rusesabagina says he was abducted in Dubai and brought to Rwanda to stand trial.

Obinwanne Okeke: Nigerian email fraudster jailed for 10 years in US

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Obinwanne Okeke used Nigerian-based companies to defraud people in the US.

Obinwanne Okeke: Nigerian email fraudster jailed for 10 years in US

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Obinwanne Okeke used Nigerian-based companies to defraud people in the US.

Kenya: Butterfly farming to provide income and help conservation

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Butterfly farming along the Kenyan coast is a source of income and a way of conserving the local forest.