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1. Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children

   A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed two children and injured 12 others Wednesday in the southern Kordofan city of El-Rahad, a medical source told AFP.

2. Arctic tensions rise as Russia warns over Greenland militarisation

   Tensions are mounting in the Arctic after several European countries deployed small troop contingents to Greenland, following repeated comments by President Donald Trump about wanting to annex the island.

3. DR Congo denies selling off mineral wealth under US deal

   The Democratic Republic of Congo has not "sold off" its vast mineral wealth to the United States under an agreement granting Washington access to its reserves, the country's mining minister said on Wednesday, at a time of intensifying global competition among major powers for critical resources.

4. At least 20 killed as Cyclone Gezani tears into Madagascar

   At least 20 people have been killed after Cyclone Gezani tore into Madagascar with violent winds and torrential rain. The storm made landfall Tuesday in the coastal city of Toamasina, packing winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour.

5. Cameroon President Biya delays elections once again

   Cameroon's President Paul Biya announced on Tuesday evening a "slight readjustment" of the timing of legislative and municipal elections that were expected at the start of February