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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has come out strongly against critics who accuse him of being a "Yes Man" to President William Ruto, stating that loyalty is a key ingredient in governance.

[This Day] President Donald Trump yesterday declared a 10 per cent baseline tax on imports from 185 countries and even higher tariff rates on dozens others, including Nigeria, on which he slammed a 14 per cent tariff regime.

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[GroundUp] Medical scientists at the University of Cape Town have been hit especially hard by funding cuts by the United States government.

[CFR] The time for conflict prevention is rapidly expiring.

[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Some subsistence farmers are down to one meal a day amid a one-two punch: a lack of rainfall, followed by the disappearance of regular food supplements due to shuttered US aid programs.

[UN News] Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls - and increasingly men and boys - are estimated to be at risk.

[UN News] The "world is failing" people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a major summit which aims to galvanize global efforts to ensure they are fully integrated into all parts of society.

[UN News] Two senior UN officials appealed in the Security Council on Wednesday for an end to attacks against humanitarians and personnel working for the global organization.

[UN News] 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 new cases recorded, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

[IPS] United Nations -- After nearly two years of extended warfare and protracted crises as a result of the Sudanese Civil War, Sudan remains the world's biggest internal displacement crisis. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), heightened insecurity, widespread famine, economic strife, and climate shocks threaten the lives of approximately 25.6 million people.

[Mastercard Foundation] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Last week, over 100 AI engineers and data scientists graduated from the Sustainable Access to Finance to Enable Entrepreneurship (SAFEE) program, a partnership between Kifiya Financial Technology and the Mastercard Foundation. This will directly support Ethiopia's transition toward uncollateralized digital lending, data-driven banking, and financial inclusion at scale.

[Mastercard Foundation] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Over 300 young people, government representatives, entrepreneurs, key partners and stakeholders in the apiculture and sericulture value chains gathered in Addis Ababa on March 24 for a youth learning summit and to recognise the transformative impact of the More Young Entrepreneurs in Honey and Silk (MOYESH) programme, a partnership between the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Mastercard Foundation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's longtime aide, George Oduor, has died.

[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has declared televangelist Timothy Omotoso's acquittal on 32 criminal charges as evidence of systemic persecution against foreign religious leaders in South Africa, intensifying his refusal to return for trial.

[RFI] Accra -- Ghana has launched West Africa's largest floating solar project, marking a significant step towards increasing its renewable energy capacity. The country aims to raise its share of renewable energy from the current 1% to 10% by 2030.

[MSF] Escalating violence between armed groups the FARDC and the M23/AFC, and their respective allies, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, reached the city of Walikale on 19 March, trapping Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff at our base and at the local hospital.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The country is experiencing a new wave of refugee arrivals from South Sudan as the crisis in the neighboring country worsens, with an estimated 20 refugees crossing the border daily.

[Shabait] Our guest today is Amanuel Biedemariam, an author and social media activist. His dream was to become a professional football player in Asmara, where he was born and raised, but he had to flee in the late 1970s due to the war, eventually settling in the United States. Now living in Washington, DC, Amanuel is a very active member of the Eritrean diaspora community. He is the author of The History of the USA in Eritrea and has recently published his second book Eritrea: the struggle is long, and victory is

[allAfrica] Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho have been found not guilty on all charges. The verdict comes eight years after the accused were arrested - Omotoso was in custody for the duration of the trial, while Sulani and Sitho were out on bail.