April 15
Liberia: Senate's War Crimes Court Endorsement Gains U.S. Support
Liberian Observer
A wave of cautious optimism is washing over Liberia as its Legislature overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court. This long-awaited… Read more »
Africa: Who Should Be the Next UN Leader? - Part 1 [analysis]
IPS
With current UN Secretary-General António Guterres set to step down in 2026, who is in the running to replace him? A seven-part series reveal who might be in the running and… Read more »
Sudan: Rep. Omar Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Sudanese Civil War [press release]
U.S. House
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Chair of the U.S Africa Policy Working Group Released a Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Sudanese Civil War: Read more »
Africa: Leaders Need to Break the Chokehold of Debt and Austerity. Our Health Depends On It
IPS
As leaders gather for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid the cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, there is some good news to celebrate. Read more »
Rwanda: UN Urged to Prevent Hatred Against Congolese Tutsi
New Times
As the Diaspora of the Midwest of America gathered to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Col Raoul Bazatoha, the Defense Attaché in Rwanda's embassy in… Read more »
Egypt: FM Phones U.S. State Secretary On Middle East Developments
Egypt Online
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday 14/4/2024 made a phone contact with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and Its Neighbours [document]
WHO
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Sudan: The Challenges Facing Sudan
UNDP
UNDP Sudan acting Resident Representative discusses working in wartime Read more »
Africa: New World Bank Initiative to Strengthen Access to Basic Services, Boosts Food Security, and Builds Resilience for Sudanese Communities [press release]
World Bank
Sudan has experienced a relentless escalation of conflict with far-reaching consequences, causing devastating harm to individuals, social structures, infrastructure, and the… Read more »
Africa: WHO Announces Health for All Film Festival Shortlist and Jury [press release]
WHO
More than 900 filmmakers from 110 countries have submitted short films for the 5th edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival on themes ranging from climate change, refugees,… Read more »
Sudan: 'Concerted Global Push' for Sudan Ceasefire Is Essential - Guterres
UN News
"The world is forgetting about the people of Sudan" the UN chief warned on Monday, calling for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for peace to end a year of brutal… Read more »
Africa: Reflecting On the Launch of the New Women Creating Wealth Agricultural Value Chains Programme [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
On the 4th April 2024, the Women Creating Wealth team proudly unveiled its Agricultural Value Chains Programme in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg Centre for… Read more »
Egypt: Egypt Repeatedly Warned Against Expansion of Conflict in Me Region
Egypt Online
Head of the mission of the International Council for Human Rights at the United Nations in Geneva Haitham Abu Said said that the recent escalation between Iran and Israel… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian-Canadians to Host Town Hall With Peter Obi
Leadership
The Coalition of Nigerian Canadian Interest Groups (CONCIG), a network of Nigerian Canadian socio-economic and good governance organisations, is set to host a town hall meeting… Read more »
Kenya: Single Online Portal to Enhance Ease of Doing Business Unveiled
Capital FM
Trade and Investments Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano today unveiled an online portal that seeks to enhance the ease of doing business in the country. Read more »
Sudan: Statement By Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield On the One-Year Mark of the Conflict in Sudan [document]
U.S. Mission to the UN
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the One-Year Mark of the Conflict in Sudan Read more »
Liberia: Bridge Disaster in Baltimore Gets FBI Criminal Investigation [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The US has opened a criminal investigation into what occurred on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse last month,… Read more »
April 14
Sudan: Secretary Antony J. Blinken's Video Message On One Year of Conflict in Sudan [document]
State Department
On April 15th, 2024, we will mark one year since the onset of conflict in Sudan. The fighting has displaced more than eight and a half billion[1] people. Eighteen million children,… Read more »
Nigeria: Obaseki Leads Nigerian Delegation to Italian Art Exhibition
Daily Trust
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has been selected as the Nigerian Pavilion Commissioner for the 60th International Art Exhibition organised by La Biennale di Venezia. Leading a… Read more »
Nigeria: Onu's Death a Great Loss to Nigeria - Umahi, Lawmaker
Leadership
The minister of Works, Engr David Umahi has described the death of the former minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, as a great loss to Ebonyi people and Nigeria at… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Outcry, Tinubu Navigates IMF Advice On Petrol, Power Subsidies
Leadership
The President Bola Tinubu-led federal government maybe struggling to navigate the International Monetary Fund (IMF) prescription removal of subsidies on petrol and power, and moved… Read more »
Nigeria: If This Is Not Genocide, Then What the Hell Is? [column]
Daily Trust
"We do not have evidence of Israel committing genocide in Gaza"- Gen. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defence of the United States of America. Never in the history of humanity and in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Appoints Four New Ambassadors
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed four new ambassadors to lead the country's diplomatic missions in China, India, Saudi Arabia and at the United Nations (UN). Read more »
April 13
Madagascar: Fishers in Madagascar Adapt to Deadly Seas Due to Climate Change
UN News
Fishing communities in the south of Madagascar are facing sometimes deadly sea conditions due to climate change, but with the help of the UN's International Labour Organization… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Faces Catastrophic Crisis As World Looks Away, Aid Agencies Say
VOA
United Nations and international agencies warn that the lives of millions of people in Sudan are at risk as the world looks away from the enormous humanitarian needs facing the… Read more »