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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: June 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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CAIRO (AP) — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in …
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered Saturday about how much freedom ships actually had to transit the waterway …
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A 10-day truce began in Lebanon on Friday that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire …
Two US officials on Monday said that the US and Iran are weighing new negotiations. Islamabad, Pakistan, was again being discussed as the host location. The US officials also said …
Anjana Sankar is an independent journalist based in Abu Dhabi who covers conflicts, migration, and humanitarian crises in the Middle East and beyond. She was the International Women’s Media Foundation’s …
TEHRAN — A cease-fire deal to pause the war in Iran appeared to hang by a thread Wednesday after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response …
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline, …
With the region’s life sciences and climate tech industries facing continued weakness, the Boston tech scene could use an influx of new energy. It may be on the way from …
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than two years after his oldest daughter, Kinda, was evacuated from the neonatal intensive care unit at the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, Samer Lulu …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US President Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with …