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The world’s most anticipated museum is finally open

I was drawn to the outskirts of Cairo by the colossal complex in the desert — a towering site that arose over decades, built at unimaginable expense, with precisely cut stones sourced from local quarries; a set of...

Visitors outside the main entrance of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, in February 2025. (Stephen Hiltner/The New York Times)

Sudan army rules out truce unless RSF leaves civilian sites

A Sudanese woman, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, walks beside carts carrying her family belongings upon crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad. — Reuters file photo

South Africa again asks World Court to intervene in Gaza

Packages dropped from a military aircraft fall towards northern Gaza, as seen from Israel

Senegal president pursues talks for new election date

Senegal's President Macky Sall delivers a speech during the National Dialogue in Diamniadio. — AFP

Atrocities mount in Sudan as war spirals: UN

Refugees that fled fighting in Sudan queue to board a barge in Renk, South Sudan, on Aug. 27, 2023. (Joao Silva/The New York Times)

South Africa's ANC kicks off election season

Supporters display African National Congress (ANC) flags during the Election Manifesto launch at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. — AFP

AU to push renewal of US AIDS plan: Africa CDC boss

African delegates during the second day of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. — AFP

The father, the son and fight over their king

King Mswati III during a traditional reed dance ceremony at a royal residence in Nhlangano, Eswatini, Oct. 14, 2023. (Joao Silva/The New York Times)

AU leaders meet facing coups, conflicts, crises

African Heads of State pose for a group photograph before the opening ceremony of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. — AFP

AU summit seeks to raise Africa's voice on global stage

People work while sitting on a sofa in front of the flags of the member states of the African Union at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa. — AFP

Fears that pirates are returning to seas off Somalia

Compared to the early 2000s, navies have advanced systems for detecting pirate activity and merchant ships are more aware of the risks and familiar with security procedures.

Rwanda army fired SAM missile in east DR Congo

Congolese M23 rebels secure locations in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters file photo

Senegal police fire tear gas to break up vote delay protest

Senegalese gendarmes patrol a road during demonstrations called by the opposition parties in Dakar. — AFP

Kenyan president slams 'incompetence', 'corruption' after deadly blast

People stand on top of damaged buildings to see the wreckage of burnt trunks and tankers after a gas explosion in the Embakasi area of Nairobi on Feb. 2. — AFP

Three dead, 280 injured in huge Kenya blaze

A resident who suffered burns waits to receive treatment at the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital in Nairobi. - Reuters

African National Congress suspends Zuma

Former South African President Jacob Zuma
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