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Somalia has firmly rejected claims by a senior Kenyan official that a maritime agreement among countries in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development

Kenya on Thursday announced a proposal for a regional maritime treaty to defuse tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia.

The treaty Kenya is proposing in consultation with Djibouti and regional bloc Igad would govern how landlocked states in the region can access ports on commercial terms.

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Peacemaking efforts and attempts at ceasefire have all collapsed since fighting broke out in Khartoum last year.

War has been raging in Sudan for a year, producing one of the world's most serious humanitarian crises. Experts say the conflict could have consequences that reach far beyond the African country's borders.

All-out fighting between rival branches of the armed forces has devastated Sudan. With millions facing famine, diplomats should push the two main belligerents much harder to accept a ceasefire – before the fragmentation in the two sides’ ranks dooms efforts to stop the carnage.

Missile and drone strikes by Houthi militias and hijackings by Somali pirates have destabilized maritime shipping from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.

Officials say the border of the future is going to be secure but contactless.

ICPAC predicted that heatwaves would occur in the upcoming days despite the fact that most of the region's countries are experiencing heavier-than-normal rainfall during the March-May rainfall...