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[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.

[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Senegalese authorities to stop the legal harassment of journalists and to deliver on President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye's promise to decriminalize press offenses.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called on parents and leaders to protect Kenya's children from harmful influences and negative forces.

[RFI] The non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just published a new report on Tunisia, condemning the government's use of arbitrary detention as "a cornerstone of its repressive policy", and asserting that it is intended to deprive individuals of their civil and political rights.

[Dabanga] El Fasher -- Escalating hostilities and attacks in North Darfur over the past week have effectively obliterated Zamzam camp for internally displaced people, 15 kilometres from the North Darfur capital El Fasher, forcing all of its 500,000+ inhabitants to flee. Untold hundreds have died, thousands injured, in what commentators have termed 'the final catastrophe' for the camp.

[UN News] South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world's youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.

[Crisis Group] Crisis Group's Shewit Woldemichael on the battle for El Fasher in North Darfur and what's at stake

[The Conversation Africa] Africa is home to a rich variety of incredible indigenous crops and foods - from nutrient-dense grains and legumes to unique fruits and leafy greens. Despite their value, many of these foods are often overlooked, under-celebrated, and under-consumed in favour of imported or commercial alternatives.

[The Conversation Africa] There are 861,000 domestic workers employed in South Africa. They make up about 25% of the informal (non-agricultural) labour sector. By and large, it is still uneducated, black working-class females who clean and care for the country's middle- to upper-class homes. It's an eerily familiar scene.

[New Zimbabwe] THREE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have been arrested by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) after staging a protest at the institution over poor remuneration.

[Egypt Online] Remittances from Egyptians working abroad surged to $20.0 billion during the first seven months of the 2024/2025 fiscal year, according to data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Tuesday 15/4/2024.

[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.

[Shabelle] Adan Yabaal -- Al-Shabaab militants seized the strategically vital town of Adan Yabaal in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region on Wednesday, launching a pre-dawn assault that overwhelmed government forces and marked the group's most significant territorial gain since a major Somali offensive began in mid-2022.

[Radio Dalsan] A new contingent of troops from Djibouti, part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (#AUSSOM), has arrived in Beletweyne, marking a significant step in enhancing security in central Somalia.

[Huawei] Huawei Intelligent Africa Summit 2025 was held in Marrakech alongside

[The New Humanitarian] Kampala -- If your humanitarian mission dies when the money dries up, it was never a mission, it was a business.

[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.

[Premium Times] The highly anticipated cultural celebration will take place on Easter Sunday, 20 April

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly has passed a revised anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing law in response to the country's inclusion on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.