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DRONE STRIKE ON TIGRAY DISPLACEMENT CAMP KILLS EIGHT

ADDIS ABABA: A drone strike on a displaced people's camp in Ethiopia's Tigray state has killed at least eight people, sources said on Monday, while the government consolidated control over the regional capital....

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

Kenya police search dumpsite after mutilated bodies found

Onlookers gather at the dumpsite where six bodies were found in the landfill in Mukuru slum, Nairobi. — AFP

Ruto dismisses almost entire cabinet after deadly protests

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Charity says South Sudan 'on brink of famine'

Women wade through flood waters after the River Nile broke the dykes in Pibor, Greater Pibor Administrative Area, South Sudan. — Reuters file photo

Over 136,000 displaced by war in southeast Sudan

People fleeing the town of Singa, the capital of Sudan's southeastern Sennar state, arrive in Gedaref in the east of the war-torn country. - AFP

South Africa inaugurates unprecedented unity government

General view of the swearing in ceremony for the newly formed South African Cabinet at the Cape Town International Conference Centre. — AFP

'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Beryl hurtles towards Caribbean

Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment arrive ahead of Hurricane Beryl at Tobago's A.N.R. Robinson International Airport in Crown Point, Trinidad and Tobago. — AFP

Kenyan police clash with protesters after tax reversal

People take part in a demonstration over police killings of people protesting against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024-2025 in Nairobi. - Reuters

Families flee as Sudan's RSF advances on Sennar city

People line up to register for a potential food aid delivery at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Agari, North Kordofan. — AFP

Ruto ready for 'conversation' with protesters in Kenya

Kenyan Police officers watch protesters as they block the street during a mass rally in Kibera, Nairobi. — AFP

One killed in Kenya protests amid calls for national strike

A protester throws back a tear gas canister at Kenyan anti-riot police officers during a demonstration against tax hikes

Thousands of Kenyans protest tax hikes

Protesters confront Kenyan anti-riot police officers, during a demonstration against tax hikes in downtown Nairobi. — AFP

Ramaphosa vows to fight inequality as power-sharing begins

Cyril Ramaphosa attends the oath of office ceremony for his second term as South African President in Pretoria. - Reuters

Water crisis batters Sudan as temperatures soar

People queue to refill donkey-drawn water tanks during a water crisis in Port Sudan. — AFP file photo

S.Africa's Ramaphosa to announce coalition cabinet

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks after being re-elected as president of South Africa, at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC). — Reuters

Ramaphosa set for re-election with coalition deal

Newly elected Speaker of Parliament Thoko Didiza reacts during the first sitting of the National Assembly following elections in Cape Town
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