Rebels from the Tigray region and the Ethiopian government began talks on Tuesday in the South African capital Pretoria aimed at "finding a peaceful and lasting solution" to the conflict that has ravaged northern Ethiopia for almost two years.
The start of these highly anticipated discussions, which are being held under the aegis of the African Union (AU), was announced by the South African presidency.
A pro-democracy protester was killed Tuesday in Sudan where thousands of people marched to say "no to military power", a year to the day after the putsch which plunged the country into chaos.
Pink October, this annual global campaign to raise women's awareness of breast cancer screening, continues.
In Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, treatments are often out of reach and 4 out of 5 cases end in the death of the patient.
Our correspondent pushed the door of one of the rare specialized centers, a center taken by assault.
Report by Moïse Gomis.
Editor: Célia Caracena
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