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Egypt urges political solution to Yemen conflict

CAIRO: Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday said all options must be explored to find a political solution between Saudi Arabia and Ansar Allah. Saudi Arabia, fighting in Yemen in support of the...

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the OIC meeting in Baghdad last week. Abdelatty has called for a political solution to the Yemen conflict. — Reuters

Egypt’s President says he will leave office in 2030

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Somalia to hold presidential vote in May 2027

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud casts his ballot during local council elections in Mogadishu in December 2025. — AFP file photo

Ethiopian forces approach Eritrea border town

People disassemble an abandoned wreckage of a truck during fighting in Adi Mesno, Ethiopia. — Reuters

Toll in Djibouti boat sinking rises to 139 dead

UN's IOM teams cooperate with Djiboutian authorities in the rescue operations. — Reuters file photo

Ethiopia regains control of city after Eritrean incursion

Members of the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) patrol after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) army retreated from the regional capital in Mekelle. — Reuters

Eritrean troopsdeploy in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Members of the Republican Guards patrol outside the terminal at the Mekelle Alula Aba Nega International Airport on the outskirts of Mekelle. — Reuters

DRONE STRIKE ON TIGRAY DISPLACEMENT CAMP KILLS EIGHT

Young residents watch a member of the pro-government Tigray Peace Force patrol the streets as federal and allied forces enter Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, on Sunday. — AFP

Ethiopian forces take full control of Tigray capital

Members of the pro-government Tigray Peace Force patrol the streets of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, in a pickup truck on Sunday. — AFP

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels abandon regional capital

Tuk-tuk drivers transport residents' belongings amid fears of looting as residents and fighters leave the city of Mekelle. — AFP

Tycoon's death in crash spotlights Zimbabwe wealth gap

Officials work at the site of a helicopter crash at Kudenga Farm in the Marondera rural area, east of Harare, Zimbabwe. — Reuters

Blast reported at Ethiopian army HQ in Addis Ababa

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More than 8,000 confirmed cases in Congo's Ebola outbreak

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Fighter jets, drones in heavy Somalia fighting

Man standing next to a burning car in Somalia. — Reuters File Photo

Death toll in South Africa shooting rises to 18

Residents gather behind police tape near the scene where gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed. —AFP

Gunmen kill 27 in two South Africa mass

A member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) stands guard as bystanders look on behind police tape near an entertainment venue. — AFP
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