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Powerful cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar

A strong cyclone killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major flooding. Cyclone Gezani made landfall, slamming into the country’s second-largest city, Toamasina, with winds...

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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

Airstrikes rock Sudan as truce talks yield no breakthrough

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

Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek an end to conflict

The broken glass of a car showroom in southern Khartoum after a looting attempt

Arab League re-admits Syria after 11-year absence

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UN top aid chief in Saudi for Sudan talks as fighting flares

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Sudan's warring rivals to attend Jeddah talks

Sudanese Army sodliers walk near tanks stationed on a street in southern Khartoum, on May 6, 2023, amid ongoing fighting against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Air strikes battered Sudan's capital on May 6, as fighting entered a fourth week only hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks. (Photo by AFP)

Trapped by war, Saved by 2 students with a taxi

An undated photo of Sami al-Gada, left, and Hassan Tibwa. (via The New York Times)

US, Saudi Arabia say Sudan sides to start talks

People from various nationalities board the Spanish frigate during an evacuation from Port Sudan toward Saudi Arabia

Fleeing Sudanese rely on strangers’ generosity to survive

People carry suitcases in the Sudanese town of Wadi Halfa bordering Egypt. In three weeks of fighting, thousands have rushed to escape, often only having had the time to grab their most basic essentials. — AFP
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