A rapprochement between Turkey and Egypt, the main supporters of the rival powers in Libya, could offer hope for easing tensions between the Libyan factions. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

A network of volunteer rescuers said Sunday that Sudan’s army carried out an air strike a day earlier on a marketplace in Khartoum, leaving 23 people dead. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been fighting the military as part of a civil war. In Switzerland, the head of the U.N. refugee agency Filippo Grandi warned Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen but said tighter border measures were not the solution, calling them ineffective and sometimes unlawful. Grandi said an unprecedented 123 million people are now displaced around the world. These, and more Africa-related news updates on today’s VOA 60.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's visit to Turkey Wednesday signals an end to years of animosity with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Egypt’s capital, Cairo, where he met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to discuss steps to work towards a cease-fire in Gaza. This came after the Washington diplomat on Monday spoke with Israeli officials who said they would support proposals to bring a ceasefire in Gaza where Israel is at war with Hamas, a Palestinian militant group. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias has more.