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5.6-magnitude earthquake near Egypt's Suez

CAIRO: An earthquake measuring 5.6 in magnitude struck 38 km (24 miles) north of the Egyptian city of Suez ⁠just after 3:00 a.m. (0000 ⁠GMT) on Monday, Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and...

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Sudan market attack kills 54 people, injures over 150, ministry says

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A new plan to bring electricity to 300 million in Africa

Zainath Juma, a former Husk customer, and her son outside their home in Matipwili, Tanzania, in January 2025. (Malin Fezehai/The New York Times)

S African leaders gather for talks on DR Congo crisis

Members of the M23 armed group arrive in a pickup truck at the compound where residents gather for a protest against the Congolese government in Goma

ECOWAS announces formal exit of three states

ECOWAS delegates during a media briefing to announce the states exit in Abuja. — AFP

Gunfire crackles in Goma, embassies attacked

Congolese refugees appear fleeing ongoing clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in Gisenyi. — AFP

DR Congo's Goma close to falling

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South Sudan suspends social media platforms over videos of Sudan killings

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Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says

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Celebrations in Sudan’s Wad Madani

Sudanese citizens celebrate following an announcement by the army that it took over the city of Wad Madani. — Reuters

Disaster by the Numbers: The Crisis in Sudan

A crowd of Sudanese refugees from the Darfur region jostle in line to receive food during an impromptu aid distribution on the outskirts of Adre refugee camp, Chad, July 8, 2024. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)

Series of earthquakes rattle Ethiopia

Series of earthquakes rattle Ethiopia

Death toll in Ethiopia accident rises to 71

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Death toll rises in Mozambique

A drone view of destroyed houses and buildings following cyclone Chido in Pemba, Mozambique. — Reuters

How many people did Cyclone Chido kill on a French Island?

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Devastated Mayotte battles to recover

A woman carries water in Pamandzi, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, after the cyclone Chido hit the archipelago. — AFP
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