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UAE and Republic of the Congo finalise terms of Cepa deal
Non-oil trade between countries surged 134 per cent to $2.1 billion in the first half of the year
Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, the Republic of the Congo’s Minister of Economy and Finance, sign the agreement. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Trade
Gen Mohamed Dagalo, left, with Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, in Addis Ababa. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of EthiopiaSudan's rebel leader lands in Ethiopia after visit to Uganda
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A house in the Kukawa village in Plateau state after homes were burnt down during an attack by bandits in April 2022. AFPAttacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria
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Angola's Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Diamantino Azevedo at the Opec headquarters for a meeting in Vienna in June. ReutersAngola to leave Opec 'in defence of its interests'
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Supporters of Niger's junta gather in front of the National Assembly in Niamey on Sunday. AFP
There's little West Africa, or the West, can do in Niger
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Burnt cars outside the headquarters of the ousted president's Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism in Niamey. AFP
Niger stand-off continues as West African bloc announces summit
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Scientists say more investment is needed to improve Africa's weather monitoring stations to more accurately predict climate crises. Getty Images
Deaths in Africa from climate disasters expected to rise
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Omidulla Alizadah, an Afghan refugee and former national boxing champion, with students at the Kakuma refugee camp in north-west Kenya. Photo: Omidulla Alizadah
Afghan boxing champion teaches Kenyan camp refugees
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Invictus Investment listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Growth Market in June last year. Photo: ADX
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Gen Mohamed Dagalo, left, with Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, in Addis Ababa. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of EthiopiaSudan's rebel leader lands in Ethiopia after visit to Uganda
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The UAE has so far sent 8,810 tonnes of food and medical supplies to Sudan and Chad in 133 planes, as well as on a ship that carried about 1,000 tonnes of urgent relief supplies. Photo: WamUAE sends 100 tonnes of food aid to South Sudan
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Mona, played by Eiman Yousif, left, and Julia, played by Siran Riak, in Mohamed Kordofani’s Goodbye Julia. Photo: Station FilmsHow Goodbye Julia explores racism in Sudan
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Sudanese army soldiers patrol in Gedaref in eastern Sudan, on December 18, 2023. AFPSudan’s RSF deputy commander vows to take remaining provinces
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A convoy of French troops based in Niger prepare to leave the country on October 22. The objective of withdrawing 1,400 soldiers from Niger by December 31 was announced at the end of September by French President Emmanuel Macron. ReutersThe world must step up to help a troubled Sahel
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Supporters of Niger's junta protest against perceived foreign interference in Niamey. APUS declares July takeover in Niger was a coup
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People rally in Niamey, Niger, after the departure of the French ambassador from the country. EPAFrance to begin troop withdrawal from Niger this week
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The 'three-borders' area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso is often the scene of attacks by militants affiliated with ISIS and Al Qaeda. AFPDozens of Niger soldiers killed by suspected extremists
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