A motion being prepared in the Iranian parliament to regulate future transit through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf stipulates that ships allowed to pass through the key waterway must pay tolls in Iranian rial currency. The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said on Monday […]
Cameroon launched its fourth general population and housing census on Friday, April 24, across the country. The census aims to count the population and collect data on living conditions, as well as agriculture and livestock. The $23.7 million operation (about 13.26 billion CFA francs) is expected to provide reliable data for development planning, public policy and […]
President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest leader, is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial constitutional changes backed by parliament. Should anything now happen to Biya, 93, the vice-president will automatically step in and complete the term before a new election is held. The position was scrapped […]
Central Africa’s economic bloc plans to tighten oversight of its mining sector and make it more attractive to investors through a unified legal framework. From April 20 to 25, 2026, officials and stakeholders met in Douala to finalize a draft Community Mining Code for the six member states of CEMAC. The initiative is part of […]
The people of Iran are fighting bravely and heroically for their sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during their meeting on Monday. Putin met the visiting Iranian foreign minister in St. Petersburg. He hailed the Iranian people for “bravely and heroically” fighting to preserve their national sovereignty and expressed hope […]