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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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Somalia federal state leaders reject oil agreement with Coastal Exploration

Photographer Somali Times/Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh First, the president signed an oil deal with a company called Coastal Exploration without federal leaders are present without

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Somalia urged to protect hard-won security gains amid transition

By Xinhua News Agency The African Union and United Nations officials have called on Somalia to ensure that the hard-won security gains thus far are not jeopardized as the AU forces continue with

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Israel eyes normalization with Mauritania, Indonesia, Somalia to expand Abraham Accords

File Photo/Somali Times Al-Monitor By Rina Bassist Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is working to normalize ties with Mauritania, Somalia, Niger and Indonesia, in an effort to expand the

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