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Uganda to shut down Internet ahead of election

KAMPALA: Uganda ordered an Internet blackout on Tuesday, two days ahead of elections in which President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to extend his 40-year rule. "This measure is necessary to mitigate the rapid spread of...

Mototaxi drivers supporting Uganda's incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni chant slogans and wave flags as they head to the rally grounds ahead of the party closing campaign rally ahead of the 2026 Ugandan general elections, in Kampala on January 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Air strikes pound Sudan's capital as conflict enters second month

Smoke billows in the distance in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals. — AFP

Timeline: one month of war in Sudan

Sudanese drivers wait by their buses upon arrival at the Egyptian village of Wadi Karkar near Aswan on May 14, 2023 after fleeing war-torn Sudan. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Sudanese singer Shaden killed in crossfire

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Khartoum region under bombardment

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Blasts rock Khartoum as warring sides affirm humanitarian pledge

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Sudan's warring parties to resume talks on Sunday

Passengers fleeing war-torn Sudan cross into Egypt through the Argeen Land Port on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

UN refugee agency: 200,000 have fled Sudan

Sudanese refugee children who have fled the violence in Sudan's Darfur region eat their breakfast beside makeshift shelters near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad - Reuters

Sudan warring sides make humanitarian pledge without truce

UN Special Representative in Sudan Volker Perthes speaks during a news conference in Khartoum, Sudan. - Reuters

Around 200,000 people have fled from Sudan: UN

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UN urges halt to Sudan conflict as fighting rumbles on despite talks

This picture taken on Thursday in Geneva, shows the Human Rights Council during a special session devoted to Sudan. The UN rights chief called on the international community to exert all possible pressure on the fighting sides in Sudan to resolve the conflict. AFP

Tunisia 'safe', president says after 5 killed outside synagogue

A woman in traditional Djerbian clothes walks in Tunisia's resort island of Djerba, on Thursday. Tunisian President Kais Saied the day before sought to reassure the world over the safety of his country, an important tourist destination, after a police officer shot dead five people, most of them outside Africa's oldest synagogue. - AFP

Battles shake Sudan’s capital as power struggle escalates

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Sudan faces displacement crisis as truce talks yield no progress

A soldier stands as Sudanese women who fled the violence in their country wait to receive food supplies near Chad borders. — Reuters

Over 700,000 displaced within Sudan: UN

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Congo flood victims buried en masse as death toll rises above 400

Congolese civilians gather after the death of their family members following rains that destroyed building in the village of Nyamukubi. — Reuters
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