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[Ethiopian Herald] - A landmark joint health emergency exercise between Russia and 15 African nations kicked off here yesterday, marking a significant step forward in bolstering continental health security and epidemic preparedness.

[Vanguard] With royals, presidents and hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithfuls heading to Rome following Pope Francis's death, Italy and the Vatican are rolling out a massive security plan.

[The Herald] United Kingdom (UK)-headquartered Kavango Resources Plc, which is develping gold mines in Zimbabwe, has secured a US$5 million interest-free facility from the Comarton Managed Pension Funds' Investments Consortium for mine development, including building a gold processing facility.

[The Herald] THE United Kingdom is committed to strengthening bilateral relations with Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on enhancing trade and investment between the two countries, British Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Pete Vowles, has said.

[InfoWire] Ukraine, historically known as the "breadbasket of Europe," has faced unprecedented challenges in maintaining grain quality over the past five years. Major suppliers are gradually abandoning shipments from Ukraine - according to Chinese customs, China sharply reduced imports of Ukrainian grain in March this year, and compared to 2024, imports decreased from $141,3 million to $60 thousand. Despite the fact that the country remains the most important global supplier, especially of wheat, corn and

[New Times] Maj Gen Joseph Nzabamwita, Rwanda's ambassador-designate to Russia on Tuesday, April 22, presented his letters of credence to Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

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[Namibian] Ambassador Ana Beatriz Martins at the inauguration of the HyIron Oshivela Plant, Arandis, 11 April 2025

[Independent (Kampala)] Vatican, Italy -- The first visit of a Pope to the Arabian Peninsula and to Iraq; his dear friendship with Rabbi Abraham Skorka in Argentina and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayyeb; frequent visits to synagogues; condemnations of the Shoah and anti-Semitism; joint declarations with interfaith leaders committing to peace, harmony, and opposing religious extremism.

[Independent (Kampala)] Vatican, Italy -- The passing of Pope Francis has set in motion the Vatican's long-established protocol for selecting his successor.

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -Spain has been actively supporting the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, as well as regional mediation efforts in the Horn of Africa (HoA) region.

[Government of Mauritius] The Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, is leading a Mauritian delegation comprising the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mr Dhananjay Ramful, to attend the fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) scheduled on 24 April 2025 in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a Ukrainian Head of State to South Africa.

[Liberian Observer] The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia to the European Union hosted Ms. Helen Kaljuläte, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Kingdom of Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, during a courtesy visit on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

[Premium Times] The Nigerian striker scored a goal and provided an assist to further cement his reputation as one of the most complete No.9s in world football.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- French President Emmanuel Macron is set to arrive in Madagascar on Wednesday, April 23, for a two-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and reinforcing France's role in the Indian Ocean region. The visit comes ahead of his participation in the Indian Ocean Commission (COI) Summit, on April 24, on the northern resort island of Nosy Be.

[This Day] The federal government has taken a significant step towards strengthening its gas sector regulatory framework through a strategic partnership with the United Kingdom's Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem).

[New Times] The process of decolonialising life and thinking in Europe must start with education. The ever-present legacy of Belgian colonialism is a good place to start. In the opinion of many historians, the Belgians of the 19th century applied the most brutal and racist form of colonialism. From the early years of the 19th century, they drew their ideas and approaches from some of the pre-colonial theories about African people. There was an obsession with the myth of a "Bantu-Nilotic" political bipolarization - a

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A Liberian father residing in the United States is pleading with the Government of Liberia and international partners to take swift diplomatic action to rescue his son, who remains stranded and in grave danger in war-torn Ukraine.

[New Dawn] From 9 to 13 June 2025, France will host the third United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development (UNOC, or United Nations Ocean Conference). For this crucial event, some 100 Heads of State and Government will converge, as well as tens of thousands of researchers, scientists, economic actors, activists, and citizens from around the world. On this occasion, France's

[Crisis Group] London -- Despite tamped-down expectations, Tuesday's Sudan conference in London was a jarring reality check. Like other forums before it that tried to gin up a more unified effort to address Sudan's two-year-old civil war, the conference brought together a mix of mainly Western, Arab and African countries with stakes in the Sudanese war, as well as relevant multilateral institutions.

[Namibian] Namibia has named a team to compete in the under-17 inline hockey international tournament in Cittadella, Italy, from 13 to 19 July.

[The Herald] Farirai Machivenyika -- The Mid-Term Review of the Zimbabwe and Belarus Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation ended in Harare yesterday, with the Eastern European country supporting Harare's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the period 2027 to 2028.

[SAIIA] Körber-Stiftung's Emerging Middle Powers Report presents geopolitical perspectives from Brazil, India, South Africa and Germany.

[DW] Algeria and its former colonial power France are stepping up diplomatic pressure after the kidnapping of an Algerian influencer. But there is more at stake between Paris and Algiers.

[Egypt Online] Egypt's Minister of Public Business Sector Mohamed Shimi met with the Chargé d'Affaires at the Embassy of Denmark in Cairo Frej Jackson to discuss strengthening economic and trade cooperation and exploring potential investment and partnership opportunities, as per a Cabinet statement.

[Radio Dalsan] Somalia's Ambassador to Switzerland and Austria, Khadra Ahmed Dualeh, has on Thursday officially presented her credentials today to Ms. Ghada Waly, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV).

[The New Humanitarian] Kampala -- If your humanitarian mission dies when the money dries up, it was never a mission, it was a business.

[UN News] In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics, marking a historic step that will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in May for adoption.

[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- The London conference organized exactly two years after the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war on 15 April 2023, to try to put an end to the conflict, ended without a final declaration.