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Thousands of Ethiopian Jews gathered in Jerusalem on Monday for Sigd, a holiday of prayer and fasting led by religious leaders known as kessim.

KEY POINTS Kenya seized 454kg of methamphetamine valued at $27 million. Seven suspects, five Tanzanians and two Ugandans, were arrested across Kenya and Tanzania. Investigators suspect an international trafficking network …

KEY POINTS Nine Zimbabweans aged 20 to 26 were arrested in Johannesburg. They face charges under South Africa’s foreign military assistance law. More than 1,700 Africans from 36 countries were …

KEY POINTS Gunmen killed a security volunteer and 10 members of his family in Zamfara. The attackers abducted 13 people and burned the victims’ home. Security forces have been deployed …

A Chinese envoy says imports from Africa rose 21.6% between May and September under China’s zero-tariff policy, as scholars urge wider gains.

KEY POINTS ADF militants killed at least 33 civilians in Cantine-Aloya, eastern Congo. The attackers burned homes and a health centre, forcing Ebola patients to flee. The assault has raised …

KEY POINTS Police arrested a 44-year-old suspected hitman in Peddie, Eastern Cape. He is accused of murdering former Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa in August. He faces one murder charge and …

KEY POINTS At least seven people died and more than 100 were injured. Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, causing a derailment. President el-Sissi ordered an investigation and …

Aid agencies have reached only 900,000 of the 15.4 million people needing shelter in war-torn Sudan, the U.N. says, warning its warehouses are empty.

KEY POINTS Somalia’s Supreme Court rules that President Mohamud’s term has expired. Political leaders have 30 days to agree on election arrangements, with elections ordered within 90 days. The dispute …