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[INFOGRAPHIC] UN Secretary-Generals since 1946
A graphic showing the former United Nations (UN) Secretaries-General since 1946.
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Kofi Annan was a diplomat extraordinaire, says Ramaphosa
The 80-year-old passed away after a short illness surrounded by his loved ones in Switzerland on Saturday morning.
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‘Kofi Annan will be remembered for his dream of creating a better Africa’
Anan was the first black African to lead the UN, serving two terms between 1997 and 2006.
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ANC mourns the passing of Kofi Annan
The Nobel Prize laureate died on Saturday in Switzerland after a short illness.
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Ghana declares week of mourning after death of Annan
President Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana is ‘deeply saddened’ by news of Annan’s death in Switzerland after a short illness.
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Gold worth nearly R15m goes missing from Zim police station
The gold had been kept at the station since it was seized from a suspected smuggler three years ago.
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WHO expects more Ebola cases in Congo, can't reach no-go areas
More than 500 people have been vaccinated so far against the disease in Congo’s latest outbreak, marked by a total of 78 confirmed and probable cases including 44 deaths.
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Demolitions to protect river spark rows in Kenyan capital
The government is taking bulldozers to the problem, in a demolition campaign begun this month that has levelled shopping malls, a petrol station and a coffee shop in Nairobi.
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Mpofu, Ngcukaitobi arrive in Zim for MDC Alliance election challenge
Dali Mpofu and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi were seen arriving at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport ahead of Wednesday’s court case.
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SADC region on a positive trajectory, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s national development plan is aligned to the regional objectives which, in turn, mesh with those of the wider continent.
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Angola court acquits 13 Cabinda separatists
The activists are members of a small secessionist group whose organisation is seeking 'dialogue' with Luanda on holding a referendum on self-determination.
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Three Ugandan lawmakers charged with treason over stoning of president's convoy
President Yoweri Museveni had travelled late on Monday to campaign for a ruling party candidate contesting in a parliamentary by-election, when the vehicle carrying him had its rear windscreen smashed.
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Stable Libya key to ending migration to Europe - Niger
Niger is a country of transit for migrants seeking to reach Europe by boat from Libya and Issoufou is an ally of the West in its fight against Islamist insurgents.
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No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city preparing for Ebola
An outbreak suspected of killing 43 people is spreading across the lush farmlands of eastern Congo, where ethnic and military conflicts threaten to hobble containment efforts.
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Lee Kasumba packs her bags for Port Harcourt in Nigeria
Broadcaster and podcast host Lee Kasumba gives a preview of her anticipated journey to the West African nation.
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Zim opposition says election challenge to be heard in court on 22 August
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says the 30 July presidential vote was rigged by a biased electoral commission.
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Keita re-elected Mali president with landslide
Ibrahim Keita, 73, will take office on 4 September, with hopes he can strengthen a 2015 peace accord between the government, government-allied groups and former Tuareg rebels.
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At least 22 students drown after boat sinks in northern Sudan
Civil defence forces were searching the waters for the missing passengers but had not recovered the bodies, state news agency SUNA said..
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Kenyan farmers toast growing European demand for avocados
Across Kenya's ochre fields, farmers are switching coffee and tea for avocados in a bid to profit from increasing European demand for that most instagrammable of dishes.
