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Benin: Talon shows himself optimistic about election as he casts his vote/in /by
Benin's president Patrice Talon said "the best is yet to come for Benin" before casting his vote in Sunday's presidential election that will decide who will be his successor.
Sudanese refugees in CAR: humanitarian situation is disastrous/in /by
Despite a relative decline in international attention, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains severe and largely ignored. 2.3 million people – 35 percent of the population - live in extreme vulnerability.
Iran’s new Supreme Leader is reportedly recovering from severe wounds/in /by
The news agency Reuters said on Sunday that Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was recovering from severe and disfiguring wounds from the airstrike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei. Iran's leader has not been seen in public since his appointment.
Polls open in Benin presidential election, finance minister a favourite/in /by
Benin will vote for a new president on Sunday, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni a shoo-in after overseeing a decade of economic growth in the west African country despite jihadist attacks in the north.
US-Iran talks in Pakistan end without breakthrough/in /by
Marathon negotiations between the United States and Iran in the Pakistani capital ended early Sunday without a breakthrough, with both sides failing to bridge deep differences over nuclear issues, the Strait of Hormuz, and sanctions relief, officials said.
Libya to have first unified state budget in 13 years/in /by
Libya's rival eastern and western legislative bodies have signed a US-mediated agreement to unify public spending across the divided country for the first time in over a decade, the central bank said Saturday.
In Ethiopia, fuel prices overshadow this year’s Easter celebrations/in /by
As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the impacts of the Middle East crisis, which has sparked chronic fuel shortages and rising costs of basic commodities.
300 convictions: Nigeria sees mass trial for terrorism suspects/in /by
A court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday convicted more than 300 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that spanned four days.
US, Iran hold separate talks with Pakistan’s PM ahead of negotiations/in /by
US and Iranian officials held separate talks with Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday amid a ceasefire made fragile by deep disagreements and unabated fighting in Lebanon. International media reported that the two countries had also started direct talks in the afternoon.
Turkey, Somalia to start first offshore drilling project at Somalian coast/in /by
A Turkish drilling ship docked at the port of Mogadishu on Friday ahead of Somalia's first offshore oil drilling project, the two countries announced.