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[The Conversation Africa] Voters in Gabon head to the ballot box on April 12, 2025, in a vote that marks the first election in the Central African nation since a 2023 coup ended the 56-year rule of the Bongo family.

[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 region to learn how it is coping with the influx.

[The Conversation Africa] The upcoming elections in Gabon will test whether the country is on a firm democratic footing, or whether it will be business as usual with military men in control, but under the guise of democratic choice.

[ISS] Instability, enforcement gaps and poverty combine to enable the rampant trafficking of cheetah cubs to the Middle East.

[Liberian Observer] Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, has visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to seek Saudi Arabia's endorsement for Liberia's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), emphasizing Liberia's commitment to global peace and security.

[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health has launched a landmark five-year, $60 million Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience Program, aimed at strengthening Malawi's ability to respond to public health threats and climate-sensitive diseases.

He has been holding rallies nationwide saying October's elections cannot go ahead without reforms.

He has been holding rallies nationwide saying October's elections cannot go ahead without reforms.

Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?

Who is Gen Brice Nguema, the man who overthrew the president he was supposed to protect?

Pilot lost control after bird in cardboard box slid off a passenger's knee and knocked controls, aviation authority finds.

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly began his visit to Assiut Governorate in Upper Egypt, by inspecting the newly renovated Manfalut Central Hospital, emphasizing that healthcare is a top priority for the government, with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi continuously following up on the progress of healthcare development across the country.

[Ethiopian Herald] Summer irrigated wheat cultivation is one of the agricultural sectors that has been widely implemented and has been effective in the past seven years of national reform. This has enabled Ethiopia to not only reduce its wheat imports but also export the surplus.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- 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 from areas across the country.

A play critical of the government was initially disqualified from the competition under unclear circumstances.

[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, has urged residents residing along the floodlines of the Vaal River to evacuate the area and those who have already relocated not to return to their homes.

[MFWA] The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is concerned about the three-hour interrogation of Prosper Agbenyegah, Editor of Current Issues newspaper, by Ghana's National Security Secretariat on April 7, 2025.

[Vanguard] Dangote Refinery has started selling petrol at N865 per liter, a N50 increase from its previous price of N815 per liter.

[New Zimbabwe] Popular contemporary musician Chillmaster born Gift Hombarume was Wednesday involved in a car accident, which claimed a pedestrian's life in Harare's Hopely suburb.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has declared the presidential task force to review police welfare unconstitutional.