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WHO chief calls for more funding to fight Ebola

DRC: The World Health ⁠Organisation chief on Saturday called on communities in the centre of ​the Congo's latest Ebola ​outbreak to play a central role in fighting the disease.WHO Director-General Tedros...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands as he arrives in DRC to coordinate the response to the Ebola outbreak. — Reuters

S Africa rescuers search for survivors of deadly floods

A man stumbles as he tries to cross a flooded road following severe weather, in Cape Town. — Reuters

Iran stresses the need of nuclear 'peaceful activities'

Egypt's FM Badr Abdelatty (C) meets with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi (L) and Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Cairo. — AFP

Gunmen kill 25 in restive central Nigeria state

A woman stands next to debris from damaged buildings in Mokwa. — AFP

South African woman gets a life sentence for selling

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Senegal president opens dialogue on political reform

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (R) and Senegal's Interior Minister Jean Baptiste Tine (L) attend the opening, in Diamniadio. — AFP

African Union urges permanent ceasefire in Libya

Demonstrators gather, at the Martyrs' Square in Libya's capital Tripoli. — AFP

Tanzania has released activist, says Kenya FM

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RSF shelling kills 14 in Sudan displacement camp

Displaced Sudanese girls look on as they gather near the town of Tawila in North Darfur. — AFP

Groups raid eastern Burkina Faso city

A crowd watches as smoke billows from stalls at the Adjame market in Abidjan.

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
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