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Djibouti's Council of Ministers approved a decree moving regional and municipal elections from February to April 2027 so the vote does not fall during Ramadan, the official Djibouti News Agency reported. mereja.com/index/838435
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Sudan says drones that struck its power grid were launched from inside Ethiopia, including the Bahir Dar airport area, officials told a press conference in Khartoum. mereja.com/index/838443
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The local authority in Yemen's Taiz governorate has called for an urgent investigation into reports that Houthi forces fired shells suspected of carrying toxic substances on two fronts south of the city, according to a statement carried by Saba. mereja.com/index/838441
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The UN political mission in Somalia, UNTMIS, closes on Saturday after more than three decades, at the request of the federal government. The AP reports no direct replacement has been named for its political mediation role while leaders remain divided over elections. mereja.com/index/838431
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Somaliland's Interior Ministry has banned anyone in its territory from taking part in Somalia's political activities, including elections and campaigns, according to a directive signed Wednesday. Security agencies were told to take violators to court. mereja.com/index/838429
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Israel's election committee chair, Justice Noam Sohlberg, has asked the Shin Bet to probe suspected foreign funding of the October 27 vote, The Times of Israel reports. Qatar has denied interfering. mereja.com/index/838427
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King Salman has ordered a monthly allowance of 500 riyals for Saudi state employees, retirees and social security families to offset higher electricity and water tariffs from January 1, 2027, Arab News reported, citing the Saudi Press Agency. mereja.com/index/838423
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Kenya's disaster unit says the search at the collapsed 18 story building in Nairobi's Eastleigh district could end on Thursday, with 16 people still missing and no one rescued since Saturday. mereja.com/index/838418
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Somalia's opposition Somali Future Council has not decided whether to join President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's November 14 to 18 election talks in Mogadishu after a divided meeting, Somali media reported. mereja.com/index/838396
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Kenyan rights group Vocal Africa has asked the High Court to order security agencies to produce Tanzanian opposition activist Twaha Mwaipaya, who it says was abducted by armed men near Nairobi on Sunday. mereja.com/index/838394
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Russia is ready to bring the leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia together at its Africa summit in Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Neither government has said whether it accepts. mereja.com/index/838392
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A Houthi missile fell inside the grounds of Aden airport on Wednesday shortly before the group ordered the airport evacuated, an Aden police source told AFP. mereja.com/index/838390
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Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired toward Taif, while the Houthis claimed their missiles hit the Ras Tanura refinery, according to statements from both sides. mereja.com/index/838387
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At least 85 people were killed in a week of attacks in Oromia and southern Ethiopia, according to a tally BBC Amharic compiled from residents and other sources. mereja.com/index/838385
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An Egyptian court ordered the independent news site Mada Masr closed and fined its editor Lina Attalah three million Egyptian pounds, Mada Masr reported. Attalah was briefly detained after the verdict and released once the fine was paid, the outlet said. mereja.com/index/838383
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Ethiopia has received its first 12 Russian Su-35 fighter jets and will also get four S-400 air defense batteries. Russia's arms exporter said it handed over two of the jets on Wednesday. mereja.com/index/838381
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Netanyahu's Likud is the largest party in Israel's election, but with most votes counted his bloc has 53 of 120 Knesset seats, short of the 61 needed to govern, Ynet reported from the elections committee's count. Both camps claim victory. mereja.com/index/838379
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Survivors of Sunday's church bus crash on Kenya's Nairobi to Mombasa highway, which killed 24 people, told the Daily Nation the driver was exhausted after more than 16 hours at the wheel. mereja.com/index/838376
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Somaliland has banned tickets issued through Somalia's relaunched IATA billing system for flights out of Hargeisa and Berbera, including return tickets already sold, according to a ministry directive published by Saxafi Media. mereja.com/index/838373
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