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As the first polls open in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, voters in the capital Kinshasa have begun casting their ballots for the general elections. IMAGES
The head of the M23 rebels, Sultani Makenga, gives an exclusive interview to our reporters in DR Congo. Next, as French military intervention in Mali ends its second week, the humanitarian cost is already high. Meanwhile, some local artists in Mali are holding out hope for peace and are using their music to get there.
Departure boards at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport show delayed flights, as a nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza begins. IMAGES
A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says during a UN press briefing in Geneva. The WHO declared an international emergency over mpox on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of a new strain, the Clade 1b, in the DR Congo and its spread to nearby countries. SOUNDBITE
An Israeli overnight strike hits a building, next to Al-Nasser Hospital, in Khan Yunis in Gaza Strip, as the war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory grinds on. IMAGES