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1. UN condemns drone strike on Sudan wedding, calls for end to hostilities

   United Nations Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric condemned a drone strike in Sudan on Thursday that killed 30 people at a wedding in North Darfur state.

2. Djibouti presidential election gets underway

   Authorities in Djibouti dispatch ballot papers and boxes on the eve of the country's presidential election. Incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, is expected to win the election, facing a divided and largely silenced opposition.

3. Army general and several soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nigeria's northeast

   Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed several troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local officials said on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months.

4. IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth

   The war on Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy — whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday

5. Gambia appoints special prosecutor for Jammeh-era crimes

   The Gambia on Wednesday appointed a special prosecutor nearly two years after creating the post to try crimes committed under the reign of brutal former strongman Yahya Jammeh