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  • US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal

    A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a ​blockade of all maritime traffic entering and

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  • Burkina Faso’s tourism revenue hits record $165 million despite security challenges

    Monument to National Heroes in Burkina Faso honors the iconic figures and martyrs of Burkinabè history. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/The black photographer By Face2Face Africa Despite security

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  • Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh elected himself sixth term as president

    File Photo/Somali Times Ismail Omar Guelleh, is well-known to Djiboutians. He has, after all, been in power since May 1999, the year he succeeded his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, for whom he was

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  • UN chief’s personal envoy meets with Iranian officials

    Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand (L), talks with Jean Arnault, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Middle East Conflict and its Consequences, in Tehran,

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  • Turkish president, Qatari emir discuss Iran cease-fire, regional turmoil

    By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday to discuss the Iran cease-fire and recent regional

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US to blockade Iran ports after talks fail to yield a deal

A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam province, April 12, 2026. By Reuters The U.S. military said it will begin a ​blockade of all maritime traffic entering and

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Somali army chief’s Facebook account has been hacked-sources say

Somali army chief’s General Odowa Yusuf Rage A group of cybercriminals has taken control of the Facebook account of the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Odowa Yusuf Rage on Facebook,

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Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks to the media after Conservative Party candidate Jill Mortimer won the Hartlepool by-election, at Hartlepool Marina, in Hartlepool, north east England,

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Somali blast kills two generals and seven guards

Mogadishu – Nine Somali soldiers including two generals were killed on Thursday by a blast just outside the capital Mogadishu, militants and an army official said. Islamist group al Shabaab

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