All of Africa Today - April 16, 2026
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Pope Leo Sets Off on African Tour Focused on Peace and Unity
RFI
Pope Leo XIV on Monday begins his most ambitious trip since becoming head of the Catholic Church, travelling across four African countries with a focus on peace, inequality and… Read more »
Washington's Asymmetry of Interests in Sudan [guest column]
allAfrica
After three years of war in Sudan, the Sudanese people continue to pay the worst price. Since the start of this year alone, 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes by the… Read more »
Flintlock 2026 - a Important Step Toward Stronger, More Unified Libyan Military Institutions [press release]
U.S. Embassy Tripoli
Yesterday marked the inaugural ceremony of the two-week Flintlock exercise, AFRICOM's premier annual multinational special operations training event, co-hosted in Sirte, in… Read more »
Tragic Toll After Three Years of War - Over 150,000 Dead and 14 Million Displaced
Agenzia Fides
Three years have passed since the start of the war in Sudan, and there seems to be no end in sight. The conflict, which broke out on April 16, 2023 (see Fides, 17/4/2023), remains… Read more »
Donors Pledge €1.5 Billion for Sudan At Berlin Conference
RFI
International donors have pledged about €1.5 billion for Sudan at an meeting held in Berlin to mark three years of war in the country that has killed tens of thousands and… Read more »
Sudan Expresses Strong Surprise and Condemnation Over Berlin Conference Held Without Its Participation
SNA
The Government of Sudan has expressed profound surprise and condemnation over the organization by the German government of what it termed the "Sudan Conference" in Berlin on April… Read more »
All of Africa Today - April 15, 2026
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DR Congo Peace Talks Open As Violence Shifts to Remote Highlands
RFI
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebel delegates were meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to try to end a war that has devastated the east of the country, as… Read more »
Funding Cuts Push Refugee Families in Egypt to the Brink
UNHCR
Critical underfunding has forced UNHCR to withdraw financial aid from thousands of vulnerable refugee families, with more due to be cut off this month unless urgent funding… Read more »
Iran War Lifts Africa Debt Costs That Have Surged Since Pandemic
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Army Denies Arming Repentant Terrorists
Leadership
The coordinator of "Operation Safe Corridor", Brig-Gen. Yusuf Ali, has debunked claims that "repentant and active Boko Haram terrorists were being armed to fight alongside the… Read more »
All of Africa Today - April 14, 2026
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Somali PM Marks 66th Anniversary of National Army, Hails Security Gains
Shabelle
Hamza Abdi Barre attended a ceremony on Sunday evening marking the 66th anniversary of the founding of the Somali National Army, stressing the importance of building a strong and… Read more »
Good Friday in a Time of War
allAfrica
Holy Week stands as the period when the church deliberately steps into the heart of human suffering: the pain of betrayal, the sting of abandonment, the injustice of judicial… Read more »
