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[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems in the face of increasing climate-related health threats.

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema swaps his uniform for a suit in a bid for electoral success.

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema swaps his uniform for a suit in a bid for electoral success.

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema swaps his uniform for a suit in a bid for electoral success.

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What? Press conference ahead of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: African Development Bank 2025 Civil Society Organizations Forum

[Foroyaa] The Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge brought by the Coalition of Progressive Gambians and journalist Kemeseng Sanneh against the Attorney General and the Clerk of the National Assembly.

[Shabelle] Aboorey -- Intense fighting erupted Wednesday morning in Aboorey village in the Hiran region, between Somali forces, supported by local militia, and Al-Shabaab militants.

The jihadist group has recently staged several deadly attacks and even seized control of some districts.

[Africa Check] No, popular Kenyan milk brand did not fail toxic chemicals test

[Africa Check] No evidence of retaliatory attack by Hausa group against Igbos in northern Nigeria

[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."