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Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt on Saturday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza, after Hamas agreed to his ceasefire proposal, while Israeli forces launched deadly strikes across the territory.

Georgian police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannons at anti-government protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace, as tens of thousands rallied during local elections after the opposition urged a "last chance" protest to save democracy.

Supporters and opponents of Madagascar's cornered government faced off at a distance in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday, after days of deadly youth-led protests that the president has called an attempted coup.

Ethiopia on Saturday hit back at Egypt's "false" claim that it had triggered floods in Sudan by opening the gates of its Nile mega-dam, a regional bone of contention.

Pro-Palestine protesters have gathered in Cape Town, calling for the immediate release of activists who were captured by Israel en route to Gaza.