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[This Day] Abuja -- The World Trade Organization (WTO) has slashed its forecast for merchandise trade this year as soaring US tariffs and broader uncertainty hammer international commerce.

[Ayin English] While the conflict in Khartoum has largely subsided with the Sudanese army's re-capture of the capital city in late March, the millions of the city's conflict-displaced residents still cannot return. Most citizens see no signs of an imminent return to their homes; darkness persists, military deployments continue, drinking water is scarce, and hospitals remain closed.

[Ayin English] Days have passed, and Fatima Khater, a survivor of the recent violence at Zamzam displacement camp near El Fasher, is still searching for her children. Many families were separated amidst the chaos that plagued Zamzam Camp after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raided the area earlier this month.

[Liberian Observer] There is no politician that has stood tall as a kingmaker in modern Liberian political history than the late Senator Prince Yormie Johnson, popularly known by the acronyms of his name, PYJ-the undisputed political godfather of vote-rich Nimba County.

[Liberian Observer] Recently, under the banner of "America First", the United States has imposed unjustified tariffs on all trading partners including China, triggering severe shocks to the economy of all countries, significant turmoil in global financial markets, widespread international condemnation, and domestic chaos.

[Premium Times] The Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Las Anod officials confirmed the death of Farah Aydiid Jama, who is reported to be an Ethiopian Consulate official in Garowe, the capital of Puntland state in Somalia.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The House of Peoples' Representatives on Thursday 17 April approved an amendment to Ethiopia's Mass Media Proclamation, granting the Prime Minister the authority to nominate the Director General of the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA), a role that was previously reserved for the House.

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia is calling on international donors to align their support with the country's (Agriculture, Roads, Rule of Law and Governance, Education, Sanitation and Health, and Tourism) Agenda in order to achieve long-term, sustainable development outcomes.

[Namibian] Vice president Lucia Witbooi will be engaging traditional leaders of various communities this week for Genocide Remembrance Day slated for 28 May.

[Independent (Kampala)] The latest World Malaria Report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) paints a vivid picture of the global battle against malaria, with Uganda standing out as one of the high-burden countries. Despite decades of interventions, malaria stubbornly remains the leading cause of illness and death in Uganda, particularly among children under five years old and pregnant women. The disease, transmitted by the unapologetic female Anopheles mosquito, continues to challenge public health, economic

[New Zimbabwe] WAR veteran Blessed 'Bombshell' Runesu Geza has come out guns blazing attacking the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and the Prosecutor General Virginia Mabiza for allegedly trying to "butcher" the Constitution by repealing Section 328 and amending it to extend the presidential limit to 2030.

[Nigeria Health Watch] When Chinedu (not his real name) walked into the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Afikpo, a community in Ebonyi State, holding his one-year-old son, the nurses looked up in surprise. "Where is your wife?" one of them asked.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A recent exchange of letters between ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) and the Government of Liberia, represented by the National Investment Commission (NIC) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has brought to light a troubling development in the management of Liberia's mining concessions and legal commitments.

[allAfrica] Dakar -- Several officers of the Burkinabe armed forces were arrested, and two of them reportedly relieved of their duties as corps commanders. Several junta supporters have suggested a coup attempt, pointing the finger at exiled military personnel. No further action was taken.

[RFI] Antananarivo -- Renowned British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare is celebrating his first solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 - an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.

[Premium Times] Reports had claimed the emergence of a terror group, Mahmuda, in Kaiama and Baruten local government areas of Kwara State

[Namibian] The recent flooding in the Ohangwena region has displaced more than 156 families as it swept away entire communities and destroyed bridges, roads, healthcare facilities, and other key infrastructure.

[Nyasa Times] In a baffling twist that raises serious questions about transparency and accountability, the Malawi Police Service and Kangankunde Rare Earths miner Lindian Resources are offering completely contradictory accounts regarding the status of two Chinese nationals allegedly caught on the protected side of the mine in Balaka.

[New Zimbabwe] Information Minister Jenfan Muswere has laid down the gauntlet, branding his former Zanu PF party colleague, Blessed Geza, a terrorist and an enemy of progress.