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A bomb exploded on a bus packed with Tunisian presidential guards in the capital Tunis on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a $5 million donation from China to support its emergency response to the deteriorating food security situation in South Sudan.
Two bombs exploded outside a hotel in Egypt housing election judges on Tuesday, killing at least one person, state television reported.
The United Nations Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the horrifying terrorist attack at a hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako, during which at least 27 people were killed and many more injured.
President Xi Jinping demands all relevant Chinese departments strengthen measures to safeguard the safety and protect Chinese nationals overseas.
Three Chinese citizens were killed among the 27 victims in a hostage situation at Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako.
The Malian government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Friday evening after at least 27 people were killed in a jihadists' attack at a top hotel in Mali's capital Bamako.
Mali security forces assist a hostage, centre, to leave the scene to safety after gunmen attacked the hotel in Bamako, Mali, Friday, Nov 20, 2015.
Four other Chinese citizens were rescued from a hostage-taking situation at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako, the Chinese Embassy confirmed on Friday.
An African Jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaida claim responsibility for the attack and ongoing hostage-taking in Mali, according to a Twitter posting.
Moroccan authorities last month arrested Yassine Abaaoud, a younger brother of the suspected Islamic State mastermind of the Paris attacks after he arrived in his father's hometown of Agadir.
The raid targeted the Radisson Blu hotel, located just west of capital Bamako in an area that is home to government ministries and diplomats.