[allAfrica] Dakar -- Several officers of the Burkinabe armed forces were arrested, and two of them reportedly relieved of their duties as corps commanders. Several junta supporters have suggested a coup attempt, pointing the finger at exiled military personnel. No further action was taken.
[allAfrica] Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.
[Ethiopian Herald] · Investor confidence rebounds as firms return to Ethiopia
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 21 (SMN) - A senior Somali official has called on the federal government to expel the wives and children of al Shabaab militants from the capital, accusing them of living peacefully in Mogadishu while the group continues to carry out deadly attacks across the country.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The head of the World Trade Organization says a temporary tariff pause by the United States mitigates current trade contraction, but substantial downside risks persist, which can heavily impact Africa.
[Crisis Group] London -- Despite tamped-down expectations, Tuesday's Sudan conference in London was a jarring reality check. Like other forums before it that tried to gin up a more unified effort to address Sudan's two-year-old civil war, the conference brought together a mix of mainly Western, Arab and African countries with stakes in the Sudanese war, as well as relevant multilateral institutions.
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- The Trump administration is prepared to use «all diplomatic and economic tools» at its disposal to advance the cause of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Senior Africa Advisor Massad Boulos said during an online briefing on Thursday following his visit to four nations in the region.
[allAfrica] Tidjane Thiam, the former head of Credit Suisse, is set to run for president in Côte d'Ivoire's upcoming election, his party has announced. Thiam ran unopposed in the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast's primary after his only rival, former Trade Minister Jean-Louis Billon, withdrew from the race.
[Ghanaian Times] The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has commenced the construction of a new power distribution line to improve electricity supply in several communities within the Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency, located in Greater Kumasi.
[Premium Times] Globally, Nigeria remains one of the most affected countries, accounting for about 20 per cent of maternal and child deaths, according to the World Bank.
[allAfrica] Windhoek -- With the blessed rains we have had since the beginning of the year, we have been lucky as Namibians. The whole country has been generously soaked, and not a moment too soon.
[HRW] Nongovernmental Organizations Face Threat of Deregistration, Criminal Prosecution
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called on parents and leaders to protect Kenya's children from harmful influences and negative forces.
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has slammed circulating claims that Namibia is planning to deport 500 American citizens, calling the allegations false and urging the public to be vigilant of fake social media posts.
[UN News] In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption.
[The New Humanitarian] Kampala -- If your humanitarian mission dies when the money dries up, it was never a mission, it was a business.
[Nyasa Times] A shocking new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) reveals how a sudden suspension of U.S. foreign assistance has sent Malawi spiraling into its worst humanitarian crisis in decades, with nearly half a million citizens expected to fall into extreme poverty by year's end and critical health services collapsing nationwide.
[allAfrica] Renowned South African actor Don Mlangeni Nawa, popularly known for his iconic role as Bra Zeb Matabane on Isidingo, has died at the age of 65, his family confirmed in a statement.
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Two years of war in Sudan have created what is now the world's worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, intensified by extreme cuts to international aid, says the UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi.
[allAfrica] Two years ago, on April 15, war erupted in Sudan - a war that has since spiraled into one of the world's most devastating humanitarian catastrophes. Yet, the suffering of the Sudanese people is being met with silence, indifference, and a staggering lack of African and global action.
[allAfrica] Tanzania Opposition Leader Lissu Charged With Treason
[allAfrica] Trump Announces 90-Day Tariff Pause for Most Countries
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