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1. Niger: Army repels attack on Tahoua drone base

   A military drone base at the airport in Niger’s Tahoua was targeted overnight Sunday. Local authorities say the army fended off the attack, which left left several soldiers injured and several assailants dead.

2. Guinea: Opposition reacts to dissolution of 40 political parties

   Guinea's main opposition figure, Cellou Dalein Diallo, accused President Mamadi Doumbouya of attempting to build a one party state, after the government dissolved 40 political parties.

3. Egyptian artist takes on the male-dominated Sufi practice of whirling

   An artist captivated a crowd in Cairo as she whirled to folklore music in a long red dress, leading a cultural and spiritual performance that celebrated the spirit of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

4. Dead on arrival: South Sudan's devastated health system

   South Sudan's healthcare system has been so crippled by years of corruption that when a state governor experienced high blood pressure recently, he had to fly to Kenya for treatment.

5. Corruption trial of Erdogan opponent and 400 others opens in Turkey

   Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial on Monday in a sprawling corruption case critics say is a politically motivated bid to scupper his chances of challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.