April 11
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 11, 2025
allAfrica
Tanzania Opposition Leader Lissu Charged With Treason Read more »
Africa: Nigeria Regional Power, Pillar of Stability in Africa, Says Pakistani Military Chief
Vanguard
Gen. Sahir Mirza, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has described Nigeria as a regional power and a pillar of stability on the African… Read more »
East Africa: MPs Call for a Joint EAC Force to End Border Conflicts
Independent (Kampala)
The Committee on East African Community (EAC) Affairs has called for the creation and deployment of a professional joint force at entry points of all partner states so as to end… Read more »
April 10
Sudan: Sudan Faces Unprecedented Hunger and Displacement As War Enters Third Year
UN News
The conflict in Sudan has become one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 21st century, leaving millions of women, children and displaced families suffering from violence, food… Read more »
Sudan: Two Years Of Relentless Conflict In Sudan Have Triggered The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis For 6 Million Displaced Women And Girls
UN Women
The number of people at risk of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, has tripled to over 12 million since the beginning of the war. Read more »
Sudan: The Spillover of Sudan's War Into Eastern Chad
Crisis Group
War in Sudan has pushed about one million refugees and returnees into isolated and impoverished parts of neighbouring Chad. Crisis Group expert Charles Bouëssel visited this… Read more »
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Africa: African Development Bank, Waemu Ombudsmen Association Meet to Strengthen Peace, Stability and Regional Integration in West Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB)
On 28 March 2025 the Director of the Regional Integration Coordination Office of the African Development Bank, Joy Kategekwa, received a delegation from the Ombudsmen Association… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Cabinet Praises Military Gains Against Al-Shabab, Approves Visa-Free Deal With Egypt
Shabelle
Somalia's Council of Ministers, in a regular session chaired Thursday by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, praised ongoing military operations aimed at clearing Al-Shabab militants… Read more »
Africa: Africa CDC Raises Concern Over Triple Health Threat
Premium Times
He, however, said that challenges persisted in active case search, contact tracing, and follow-up, especially within sexual networks driving the outbreak Read more »
Sudan: 'We Have Nothing To Go Back To' - New Report Sheds Light On Two Years Of Devastation In Sudan [press release]
ICRC
"The international community cannot turn away from Sudan. Millions of lives and the stability of an entire region are at stake," said Daniel O'Malley, head of the ICRC delegation… Read more »
Uganda: Renewal of National IDs to Start Soon - Muhoozi
Independent (Kampala)
The mass renewal of national identification cards is expected to start in May 2025, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi has revealed. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Could Do Far More for Congolese Refugees
GroundUp
The long war in the Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced millions of people Read more »
Nigeria: 2 Killed in Fresh Attack By Suspected Herders
Leadership
Armed men suspected to be marauding herdsmen have reportedly killed two farmers in separate attacks in communities of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. Read more »
Nigeria: 2025 First Bi-Annual Naval Police Training Workshop Kicks Off in Lagos
This Day
The First Bi-Annual Naval Police Training Workshop commenced on Wednesday, 9 April 2025, at the Headquarters of the Western Naval Command (HQ WNC) in Apapa, Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: When Will These Killings End? [column]
This Day
The verdict Olusegun Adeniyi Read more »
April 09
Congo-Kinshasa: Former President Kabila Announces Return to DR Congo
New Times
DR Congo's former President Joseph Kabila, on Tuesday, April 8, said he would return to the country after six years of silence and exile. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Transitional Justice Special Bench - More Than Just a Criminal Tribunal [analysis]
ISS
The Special Bench should have jurisdiction over a broader range of disputes - not merely function as a criminal tribunal. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 9, 2025
allAfrica
Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants Read more »
Somalia: Intense Fighting Breaks Out in Aboorey Village, Central Somalia
Shabelle
Intense fighting erupted Wednesday morning in Aboorey village in the Hiran region, between Somali forces, supported by local militia, and Al-Shabaab militants. Read more »
Africa: African Leaders Called to Step Up For End to Sudan War - Join the Media Briefing Today [press release]
allAfrica
Leading Sudanese and international voices will convene on April 10 (today) to brief the press on the urgent need for greater African engagement in resolving the devastating… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants
Shabelle
Somali National Army (SNA) forces, in coordination with local troops, have successfully driven Al-Shabaab militants from the Geel-gub area in the Middle Shabelle region, state… Read more »
Ethiopia: Dire Shelter Crisis Grips Thousands of IDPs in Amhara's North, South Wollo Zones: Report
Addis Standard
A new report reveals the dire state of living conditions in five internally displaced person (IDP) sites across the North and South Wollo zones of the Amhara region, where nearly… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Repatriates Americans Jailed Over Coup Attempt Amid Mining Talks
RFI
Three American citizens jailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo over a failed coup attempt have been transferred to US custody following high-level talks between the two… Read more »
South Sudan: Hunger Hotspots in South Sudan At Tipping Point As Food Insecurity Nears Record Levels
WFP
Vulnerable families in the northeast of South Sudan are at a critical tipping point as conflict escalates and hunger nears record levels, the United Nations World Food Programme… Read more »
Sudan: Dozen Dead in RSF-SPLM Attacks in Kordofan
Dabanga
Several people were killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) fighters across North Kordofan, South Kordofan, and… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan - Conflict and Hunger Push Millions to the Brink
UN News
Hunger in South Sudan's northeast has reached a critical tipping point, with nearly 7.7 million people facing severe food insecurity as conflict escalates, the UN's emergency food… Read more »
