From the long-time publisher of the former Africa News print newsletter. If you have access to the Clarinet service clari.world.africa.western , it carries AFP reports. Use their Archive Search for older news.
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Does not have the latest news but good for researching news from a week ago back to 1985. May have current news reports. See their Central African Republic report or use their keyword search . PANA A news service to provide the African point of view. One can search the PANA archives for past articles.