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[MAP] Paris -- By reaffirming its support for Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara, in line with the stance conveyed by President Donald Trump to HM King Mohammed VI, the United States is reiterating a geopolitical choice that underscores a steady commitment, on a strong axis, towards a major international player, French political scientist Christophe Boutin told MAP.

[allAfrica] Leading Sudanese and international voices will convene tomorrow to brief the press on the urgent need for greater African engagement in resolving the devastating conflict in Sudan, which approaches its second anniversary on April 15.

[Leadership] Nigeria has officially expressed its interest to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Abuja poised to be the host city.

[Egypt Online] The second ministerial conference of the Khartoum Process kicked off on Wednesday 9/4/2025 under the chairmanship of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty.

[GroundUp] MatCH employees fight for salaries

[Shabelle] Kuwait City -- Somalia's Finance Minister, Bihi Iiman Igeh, and his accompanying delegation are currently in Kuwait City to participate in the opening of the annual Arab Finance Institutions Summit, hosted this year by the Government of Kuwait.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- 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 media reported on Wednesday.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- 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 15,000 displaced individuals currently reside. The "severely deteriorating" conditions are attributed to overcrowded, damaged, and aging shelters that, according to the report, "were never intended for extended use."

[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 countries on security and mining deals.

[spotlight] Rape Crisis pioneered the first containment counselling service at Cape Town's inaugural Thuthuzela Care Centre, a model now adopted nationwide. Spotlight visited staff at the soon to be 50-year-old organisation's three offices and spoke with a rape survivor who has since become a volunteer at their Khayelitsha branch.

[WFP] Juba -- 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 (WFP) warned today.

[TrustAfrica] Accra, Ghana - The African Social Movements Baraza 2025 is set to take place from Monday, 14th to Wednesday, 16th April 2025. This gathering will bring together social movements, grassroots activists, civil society organization leaders, creatives, academics, policymakers and passionate change-makers from across the continent to define and strategize on pressing social issues impacting Africans.

[The Conversation Africa] The South African government has underscored the urgent need to diversify the country's agricultural exports in the wake of the US decision to increase tariffs on its trading partners.

Details of the repatriation are not known but it comes amid talks about a mineral deal between the two countries.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- In a pivotal moment for East Africa's water and climate resilience, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) unveiled its ambitious Strategy 2024-2030 at a high- profile launch event in Nairobi on April 8, 2025.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Employment and Labour Relations Court has issued conservatory orders suspending the ongoing recruitment of a new Managing Director for the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), citing concerns over transparency and potential constitutional violations.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called for a boost in intra-African trade to unlock vast opportunities within the continent.

[Liberian Observer] The sons of former President Samuel Kanyon Doe have lashed out at what they described as a "deceptive and disrespectful" public memorial planned in honor of their father, and accusing Grand Gedeh County Senator Zoe Emmanuel Pennue of manipulating the event for personal gain.

[Liberian Observer] Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, met with the President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Deby, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Presidential Palace in N'Djamena, Chad. The meeting underscored the growing diplomatic ties between the two nations and their shared commitment to fostering greater collaboration in various sectors.

[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- In a rebuke of Liberia's political establishment, Alexander B. Cummings, Political Leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), has labeled the entrenched elite across the three branches of government as the true architects of the country's prolonged suffering. Speaking during the party's homecoming event at its national headquarters on Tuesday, Cummings declared that Liberia's woes are not the result of natural misfortune but of deliberate self-interest by what he calls the "Political Class."