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[Dabanga] Washington D.C. -- The systematic use of gender-based violence (GBV) against women in Sudan, particularly in Darfur, is not an unavoidable byproduct of conflict but "a deliberate genocidal tactic" aimed at destroying communities, experts argued during an online panel discussion hosted last month by the Darfur Women's Action Group (DWAG).

[UN News] The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence - particularly in North Darfur - driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.

[Global Press Journal] Domboshava, Harare, Zimbabwe -- Domboshava residents fear the loss of grazing land, water access and educational facilities as a Chinese-funded mining project moves forward -- despite a moratorium.

[Dabanga] Tripoli / Ashkeet -- Sudanese refugees are increasingly undertaking dangerous smuggling journeys known as 'suicide trips' to reach Europe, as traditional smuggling fees soar to 150,000 US Dollars per person. Watchdogs say that refugees are making the journey through Libya and neighbouring countries including Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Turkey, and various eastern European states in search of safety and better opportunities.

[New Zimbabwe] The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has backtracked on its statement that contractors are now on site and rehabilitation of the dilapidated Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road will soon start, claiming "wrong information was posted".

[GroundUp] Authorities say it is too dangerous to go down the Krugersdorp mine

[GroundUp] Current policy is unconstitutional, court rules

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's lower house descended into turmoil on Wednesday as lawmakers engaged in physical altercations, trading punches and slaps in a chaotic session that exposed deep political divisions.

[SNA] Port Sudan -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) officially announced that it will issue its ruling on Sudan's case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, May 5th.

[New Times] The Long -- The long-awaited transfer of defeated Congolese soldiers sheltered at a UN base in M23-controlled Goma in eastern DR Congo has begun, with up to 130 troops leaving the city this morning.

[New Times] Multiple representatives of African countries and beyond met in Doha, Qatar to continue the discussions for bringing a solution to the eastern DR Congo crisis.

[SNA] Port Sudan -- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, has stressed the need to review civil service laws, stating that the multiplicity of laws and their frequent changes have greatly harmed the state.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- The Zanzibar Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) is proudly celebrating the extraordinary journey of Tryphon Evarist, a gifted multi-instrumentalist, music educator and artistic director whose musical odyssey began within the very halls of DCMA.

[Ghanaian Times] The President, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to donate six months of his salary to the newly launched Ghana Medical Trust Fund, known as "Mahama Cares."

[Nyasa Times] The newly signed bilateral agreement on exporting Malawian workers to Israel has been hailed by both sides to the agreement as a new chapter in their relations. Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Haskel highlighted the agreement's importance as "a people-to-people partnership, not just a government-to-government transaction".

[Nyasa Times] Despite Nyasa Tobacco Company director Fleetwood Haiya's loud assurances of "rewarding prices" for growers--boasting purchases of up to $3.30 per kilogramme--the numbers tell a much grimmer tale for the average Malawian tobacco farmer. Far from basking in profit, many are drowning in disappointment, questioning whether corporate declarations are anything more than smoke and mirrors.

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government is set to gazette a new minimum wage tomorrow, May 1, with workers pushing for a bold 100 percent increase--from K90,000 to a proposed K180,000.

[Nyasa Times] Three years have passed since the botched 2022 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) fertiliser deal--three years marked not by accountability or closure, but by deafening silence, institutional finger-pointing, and a spectacular failure of leadership.

[Nyasa Times] Former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) Governor Dalitso Kabambe's attempt to dodge prosecution in the controversial K6.2 billion Covid-19 funds scandal has hit a brick wall, after the High Court in Lilongwe dismissed his application for judicial review--a decision that keeps him firmly in the dock of public accountability.

[Premium Times] The Court of Appeal, apart from affirming Mr Ogban's conviction and the three-year jail term, frowned at his role as a university professor in the fraudulent manipulation of election results, a lawyer who participated in the case at the appellate court told PREMIUM TIMES, Wednesday afternoon.