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UN / CAR — Security Council, 20 October 2026
Image date: 2026-10-20.
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Roundtable at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 19 October 2026
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Coronation of Menelik II — archival chromolithograph detail
Historical record: 1890 print depicting 1889 coronation; reproduction date unrecorded.
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Plaque with equestrian ọ́bà (king) and attendants
Historical record: ca. 1540–70 (object); photograph date unrecorded.
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Kate Foster addresses the Security Council on Sudan, 16 October 2026
Image date: 2026-10-16.
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Participants at the first EAC Children Summit on Climate Change, Parliament, Kampala, 16 October 2026
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Musalia Mudavadi addresses the National Defence College in Karen, Nairobi, 14 October 2026
Image date: 2026-10-14.
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Border fence Namibia Botswana (2018)
Historical record: 2018-10-19.
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Union Buildings – East tower
Historical record: 2017-11-17.
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Vice-President at the 14 October 2026 public-service briefing
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Speaker leaves Uganda Parliament after the 14 October 2026 sitting
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Timbuktu Manuscript
Historical record: 2019-08-08.
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Great Mosque Kilwa Kisiwani Tanzania
Historical record: 2016-07-16.
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Ghana foreign minister and UK High Commissioner, 9 October 2026
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Cameroon minister and EITI Board chair, Brussels, 9 October 2026
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Njoya in his study, Foumban, 25 May 1917 (AP62T121311)
Historical record: 1917-05-25.
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First page of the Tunisian Constitution of 1861
Historical record: 1861 (document; digitisation date unspecified).
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AfCRA launch, Port Louis, 7 October 2026
Image date: 2026-10-07.
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LDC Day One 105.jpg
Image date: 2026-10-02.
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Sénégal-Griot Diola (AOF).jpg
Historical record: Early 20th century; precise capture date not supplied.
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Witbooi-Journal-1-118.png
Historical record: 1891-05-20.
Resized and converted to WebP; layout crops may apply. Manuscript date is 20 May 1891; digital scan uploaded 17 February 2019.
Original image · Rights recordDirectory follows the African Union’s 55-member, five-region listing. Western Sahara’s political status is disputed. Diasporas and Africa-wide issues also appear throughout the publication.