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US begins Iran port blockade, oil prices ease
IEA chief warns of tougher month for energy markets
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US begins naval blockade of Iranian ports
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'Not the Cairo we know': Energy shock dims Egypt nights

Cairo - At a roadside cafe in downtown Cairo, Abu Ali was mid-domino throw when the lights snapped off under new early-closing orders enacted to curb Egypt's soaring energy bill due to the US-Israel war on Iran."I...

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South Africans march for 'sovereignty' after US pressure

A supporter during the 'People’s March,' led by the African National Congress in defence of the country’s sovereignty and democratic gains in Johannesburg. — AFP

SUDAN CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL DOUBLES IN 2025: UN

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Chad shuts Sudan border over war spillover

People prepare to travel south to Adre, on the Chad-Sudan border. — Reuters

Morocco flood evacuees mark muted Ramadhan

A girl walks outside tent shelters at a relief camp for those affected by floods that struck northern and western Morocco, in the Kenitra region on February 20, 2026. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

Africa-wide arrests break up cybercrime network

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Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar

A family moves with their belongings after Cyclone Gezani tore through the port city of Toamasina, on the island of Madagascar, leaving a trail of destruction, February 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 38, 12,000 displaced

A general view shows damage after Cyclone Gezani tore through the port city of Toamasina, Madagascar. - Reuters

Powerful cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar

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Drone strikes WFP warehouse in Sudan

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Heavy gunfire in Guinea's capital

Conakry

Spain, Portugal brace for storm after flood deaths

Emergency personnel get ready to carry out a total evacuation of the town of Grazalema. — AFP

'At least 200' feared dead in DR Congo landslide

A landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in DRC killing at least 200.

Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandas

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Uganda detains 2,000 opposition supporters, kills 30

Muhoozi Kainerugaba of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. — Reuters File

Uganda to shut down Internet ahead of election

Mototaxi drivers supporting Uganda's incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni chant slogans and wave flags as they head to the rally grounds ahead of the party closing campaign rally ahead of the 2026 Ugandan general elections, in Kampala on January 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
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