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While energy facilities in the region have been hit since the start of the US and Israel's war on Iran, its the first time Egypt has come under attack.
Before dawn, hundreds of mourners gathered in Tehran as Iran began days of funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed months earlier in a joint US-Israeli airstrike.
Suspected jihadists and Tuareg separatist fighters have launched coordinated attacks across Mali, targeting several towns, military positions and a major prison in a fresh escalation of the country's conflict.
Following their 3-0 victory, the Atlas Lions will now face tournament favourites France, in Boston next Thursday.
Al Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, and the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front have claimed responsibility.
Nearly 69,000 people have been reported missing following the disaster that left at least 3,200 people injured and thousands homeless.
High-level talks in Cotonou over the weekend focused on reopening their shared border and resolving the crisis.
Tehran said deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon are a breach of its agreement with the United States to end the war.
African and Caribbean leaders marked Juneteenth on Friday with a call for reparations from former slave-trading nations.
Africa's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chief said Friday the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak continues to worsen, with confirmed infections climbing to 808 and the death toll reaching 192. Health authorities are battling the spread across three eastern provinces while isolation and response efforts remain underway.
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