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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)

Iran says nuclear talks 'difficult but useful', US 'encouraged'

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is welcomed upon his arrival in Muscat

Drone strikes spark civilian exodus from Sudan aid hub

A man watches as smoke billows after a drone strike on the port of Port Sudan. — AFP

Drone strike on Port Sudan airport grounds all flights

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Egyptian drama shatters silence on child abuse

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The world’s most anticipated museum is finally open

Visitors outside the main entrance of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, in February 2025. (Stephen Hiltner/The New York Times)

Congo suspends former president political party

A member of the M23 armed group holds position as civilians fleeing ongoing clashes in eastern DRC. — AFP

Paramilitary strike in Darfur kills 12

Children, suffering from malnutrition, are treated at Port Sudan Paediatric Centre, during a visit by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Sudan. - Reuters File

Egypt and France sign strategic partnership deals

French President Emmanuel Macron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attend the closure of the Franco-Egyptian Business Forum in Cairo. — Reuters

Congo commutes death sentences for US citizens in failed coup

Congolese soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. — REUTERS

S Sudan oppn says V-P's arrest ends peace deal

Sudanese citizens celebrate on a street after the Sudanese army deepened its control over the capital Khartoum, from the Rapid Support Forces in Port Sudan, Sudan. - Reuters

Army retakes Khartoum airport from paramilitias

Sudanese army members stand at the presidential palace, in the capital of Khartoum. — Reuters

MSF condemns surge of violence in DR Congo

Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard, in Bukavu. — Reuters

Congo M23 to withdraw in peace push

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Sudan army retakes presidential palace: what we know

A Sudanese army spokesperson gives a statement on Sudan TV, after, according to the Sudanese army, they took control of the presidential palace, at

Police disperse Mozambique protest, dead reported

A man pleads with Mozambican policemen during demonstrations in Matola, Maputo. — AFP
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