Algerians began voting in presidential elections marred by a repressive atmosphere, widely expected to result in a second term for Abdelmadjid Tebboune
The head of Turkey' National Intelligence Agency travelled to Tripoli in an attempt to break the political deadlock that has shut down Libya's oil exports.
A UN report has said that both sides in Sudan's civil war have committed war crimes and recommends an impartial peacekeeping force to protect civilians.
The US Department of Justice have charged a man with planning an attack on a Jewish centre in Brooklyn to coincide with the beginning of the war on Gaza.