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Somali army, Jubaland state forces arrest two senior Al-Shabab operatives
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Somali army, Jubaland state forces arrest two senior Al-Shabab operatives

Al-Shabab militant group which is fighting to overthrow the Western-backed Somali government…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Aguila Saleh

Egypt’s General Intelligence Chief meets Libya’s Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Benghazi

Abbas Kamel stressed Egyptian support  to 5+5 joint military commission talks’ outcomes,…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Ethiopian refugees fleeing clashes in the country's northern Tigray region, rest and cook meals near UNHCR's Hamdayet reception centre after crossing into Sudan. Photo credit: © UNHCR- Hazim Elhag
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IOM says Tigray conflict-affected communities in dire need of humanitarian assistance

Fighting in Tigray region between TPLF and ENDF left hundreds of people…

Xinhua
Xinhua
The international borders with Ethiopia are known and indisputable, and we will not give up an inch of our country's land," said Sudan army
Al-Qadarif

Sudanese army vows “not to relinquish an inch of Sudan territories”

The international borders with Ethiopia are known and indisputable, and we will…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced that Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik was reappointed to head the new cabinet, which includes five ministers from Yemen’s biggest political blocs, including the STC and Al-Islah Party.
Egypt

Egypt welcomes formation of Yemen’s power-sharing government

Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced that PM Maeen Abdulmalik was…

Sami Hegazi
Sami Hegazi
Egypt has called for holding an international conference with Germany, France, and Jordan, in the so-called “Munich format” to stimulate the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. It came during a Saturday joint press conference by Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine in Cairo.
Egypt

Egypt calls for conference in ‘Munich format’ to stimulate Palestine-Israel peace process

Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine convene in Cairo to discuss…

Sami Hegazi
Sami Hegazi
Egypt's Head of General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel held a meeting with the Head of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Saturday.
Abbas Kamel

Update: Egypt’s Intelligence Chief meets Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Libya’s Benghazi

Head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service stressed Egyptian support to 5+5 joint…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,469,101 as of Saturday as the death toll due to the pandemic climbed to 58,313, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. (Xinhua-Nicholas Kajoba)
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Africa’s COVID-19 cases top 2.46m, death toll pass 58,313: Africa CDC

Most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has described as a "big relief" the safe return of 344 students kidnapped from a secondary school in the country's northwestern state of Katsina.
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Nigeria president describes safe return of abducted students as “big relief”

Terror group Boko Haram claimed on Tuesday that it was responsible for…

Xinhua
Xinhua
Kenyan police fighting Al-Shabab militants
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Kenya says Al-Shabab militants destroy telecom mast in border region

Al-Shabab militants usually destroy telecom masts to disrupt police response and communication…

Xinhua
Xinhua