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Ebola spreading in DRC at faster pace

GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus. More than 2,000 cases,...

A member of the M23 rebel group stands guard as provincial authorities visit the Rodolphe Merieux Laboratory in Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Reuters

Aircraft carrying Malawi vice president missing, presidency says

Plane carrying Malawi's VP missing: govt

Sudan fighting shuts last hospital in Darfur city

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A war on the Nile pushes Sudan towards the abyss

A Sudanese Armed Forces soldier drove through the ruins of the historic Al-Shaabi market in Omdurman, Sudan, outside Khartoum, on April 22, 2024. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)

Dozens killed in shelling near Sudan capital

Children look on near Awlala Camp, Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Sudan panel says at least 104 killed in village attack

Vegetable vendors wait for clients at a market in Gedaref city in eastern Sudan. - AFP

A war on the Nile pushes Sudan toward the abyss

Youths cheer members of the Sudanese military during a demonstration in Omdurman, outside Khartoum, on April 24, 2024. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)

South Africa's ANC wants national unity government

A woman walks past a logo of The African National Congress, at Luthuli House, in Johannesburg. — Reuters

PNG evacuates thousands under threat of new landslide

Onlookers react as people clear an area at the site of a landslide in Yambali village, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. — Reuters

South Africa's voters launch historic election week

Supporters of the Democratic Alliance, attend an election rally in Benoni, South Africa. — Reuters

One-year-old is the world’s youngest male artist

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Massive landslide hits Papua New Guinea, many feared dead

People gather at the site of a landslide in Maip Mulitaka in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province.

Chad army deploys after junta chief elected president

An armoured vehicle of Chad's army forces is deployed in N'Djamena

Egypt welcomes 15 million tourists in 2023 

Dr. Ghada Shalaby, Egypt’s Vice Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs

Rwanda denies its troops attacked camp in DR Congo

Members of the Congolese Army, sentenced to death for desertion and cowardice when fighting M23 rebels, walk in a formation as they arrive at the military courtroom for their trial in Goma. — Reuters

Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone

A woman and a man take mud and water out of their house in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in Mai Mahiu. — AFP file photo
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