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Two US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
ByAssociated Press May 3, 2026

Search and rescue operation launched after service members reported missing near south-western city of Tan TanTwo US service members are missing in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African …

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How the War in Iran is Affecting Africa’s Economy and Fuel Supply
ByJohn Eligon, Golden Matonga and Matthew Mpoke Bigg April 30, 2026April 30, 2026

Despite the fragile cease-fire in the Middle East, many Africans say they are bracing for tougher times ahead and making difficult decisions about the future.

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The pope’s African tour shows the continent is vital to the future of Catholicism
ByNesrine Malik April 29, 2026

Amid the US far right’s hijacking of Christianity and his very public row with Trump, Pope Leo XIV’s visit is symbolic of the ‘growing centrality of Africa and its Black diaspora’• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAlmost a y…

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Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid
ByRebecca Root April 29, 2026

Soaring oil prices and the blockade are preventing food, fuel and medicine being delivered to millions of people in desperate need, say NGOsThe volatility of global oil prices caused by the US and Israel’s war on Iran is taking a toll on the most vulne…

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Fears of resurgence in Somali piracy after three vessels hijacked in a week
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu and Rachel Savage April 28, 2026

Pirates appear to be taking advantage of international naval strength being diverted to Middle EastThree vessels have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia in the past week, raising fears of a resurgence in piracy around the Horn of Africa, and adding…

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German tourist dies after being bitten at snake show on family holiday in Egypt
ByAgence France-Press April 27, 2026

Man, 57, was watching snake-charming show when reptile crawled into his trousers, say German policeA German tourist has died after a snake crawled into his trousers and bit him as he watched a show in Egypt on a family holiday, police in Germany have s…

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More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens
ByMark Townsend April 15, 2026

Donors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the …

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Hunger, bribery and ruin: Darfur after three years of Sudan’s civil war – in pictures
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian April 15, 2026

As the civil war enters its fourth year, photojournalist Jérome Tubiana captured images of daily life for approximately 600,000 people displaced by the fighting who have gathered at the town of Tawila Continue reading…

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UK to call for end to Sudan bloodshed at Berlin talks on third anniversary of war
ByMark Townsend April 14, 2026

British aid to double as 19m people face acute hunger, but summit unlikely to end conflict amid Saudi-UAE tensions The British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, will urge Sudan’s warring parties to “cease bloodshed” during a major conference on Wednesd…

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The Guardian view on three years of war in Sudan: a vast humanitarian crisis persists because the fighting does | Editorial
ByEditorial April 14, 2026

A devastating ‘war of atrocities’ will continue as long as the United Arab Emirates and others back the belligerents“Bloody unacceptable.” The UN’s top official in Sudan, Denise Brown, abandoned the language of diplomacy in addressing the failure to ta…

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