- — Iran's new Supreme Leader is reportedly recovering from severe wounds
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at 4/12/26 4:21amThe 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
- at 4/12/26 1:58amBenin 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
- at 4/12/26 1:09amMarathon 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
- at 4/12/26 12:52amLibya'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.
- — 300 convictions: Nigeria sees mass trial for terrorism suspects
- at 4/11/26 9:00amA court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday convicted more than 300 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that spanned four days.
- — In Ethiopia, fuel prices overshadow this year's Easter celebrations
- at 4/11/26 7:49amAs 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.
- — US, Iran hold separate talks with Pakistan's PM ahead of negotiations
- at 4/11/26 7:27amUS 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
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at 4/11/26 3:53amA Turkish drilling ship docked at the port of Mogadishu on Friday ahead of Somalia's first offshore oil drilling project, the two countries announced. - — Artemis II space mission crew safely returns to Earth
- at 4/11/26 3:03amAn elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
- — Djibouti: A landslide victory for Guelleh according to official results
- at 4/11/26 12:59amDjibouti's veteran leader Ismail Omar Guelleh won the country's presidential election with 97.8 percent of the vote, according to official results on Saturday.
- — African charity sues British royal Prince Harry for defamation
- at 4/11/26 12:41amA charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.
- — Benin presidential election favourite Wadagni holds final rally
- at 4/10/26 2:24pmBenin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, who is the favourite in this weekend's presidential election, tells supporters he will do "even better" than the government already has done if elected
- — Djibouti counts votes as leader seeks sixth term
- at 4/10/26 1:22pmDjibouti began counting votes Friday in a presidential election expected to hand a sixth term to 78-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh, who faces just one little-known opponent in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation
- — Italy: From Go to Monopoly, board games bridge generations
- at 4/10/26 11:00amA new exhibition titled “0–99. Design for Play” opened on 10 April 2026 at Palazzo Arese Borromeo in Cesano Maderno, near Milan, turning a 17th‑century aristocratic residence into a large, interactive gallery of games.
- — African space council chief wins top award
- at 4/10/26 10:51amTidiane Ouattara was honored with the Aerospace Innovation Award for his commitment to space science and technology in Africa
- — Israel: Hezbollah rocket from Lebanon strikes Safed, injuring several people
- at 4/10/26 10:36amEmergency services were deployed in Safed on 10 April 2026 after a rocket fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah struck the northern city, prompting a rapid response to treat casualties and secure the area.
- — Emmanuel Macron meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to discuss global tensions
- at 4/10/26 10:27amFrance’s President Emmanuel Macron met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday, marking their first official talks and signalling renewed dialogue between France and the Holy See at a time of rising global tensions.
- — Nigeria’s aso-oke weaving tradition gains global spotlight
- at 4/10/26 10:17amIn Iseyin, a quiet town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded corners and narrow alleys have become busy hubs for weaving aso-oke, a traditional Yoruba fabric. Long produced by hand, the thick, often brightly colored textile is deeply rooted in cultural heritage and identity.
- — Voting day concludes with low turnout in Djibouti as Guelleh set to win sixth term
- at 4/10/26 9:50amJust over 256,000 people were eligible to choose between Ismail Omar Guelleh and his little-known opponent Mohamed Farah Samatar but turnout remained low throughout the day.
- — Tripoli zoo reopens to offer Libyans rare respite from violence
- at 4/10/26 9:29amIt was supposed to be a temporary closure for renovations, but for 17 long years, Tripoli's zoo -- like the city itself -- was embroiled in the violence of Libya's brutal conflict
- — Despite Benin's economic boom, poverty persists
- at 4/10/26 9:24amVoters will head to the polls on April 12 in Benin to select a new president against a backdrop of a booming economy, but not everyone is benefitting from it--many are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living
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