Italy protest over govt plans to slow migration
The country's senate is due to take up proposed legislation put forward by the government of far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni that aims to make it harder for migrants to gain temporary permission to stay in Italy
Khartoum hospitals shut due to ongoing fighting
Khartoum’s hospitals have been thrown into chaos by the explosion of violence between Sudan’s two top generals.
Fighting continues in Sudan despite truce
The Sudanese capital shook Tuesday night under gunfire and explosions on the fourth day of a power struggle between two generals still indifferent to calls for a cease-fire, after fighting that left nearly 200 people dead
New deal: African countries ask for win-win partnerships
"Time for a new deal with Africa" is the theme of a forum organised by the French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN) in Paris on Tuesday.
41 million in west and central Africa at risk of food insecurity -World Bank
The latest warning on food insecurity is also echoed by the the United Nations food agency the World food Programme which estimates its figures as many as 48 million people across western and central Africa as efforts to contain inflation contribute to food shortages.
Zimbabweans mark independence day as tense general election looms
In an independence day speech, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday vowed that general elections expected later this year would be free and fair.
Sudan: Analyst fears battle could be prolonged in Khartoum
"The pessimistic scenario is that the attack and retreat battles will extend for weeks and months, which will turn Sudan into a fragmented state, and armed groups and militias will emerge, some of which have already bases in Khartoum." Amr El Shobaki, Egyptian political science professor/political
Cannes Festival: Film by Cameroonian director shortlisted for the Directors’ Fortnight
The portrait of a bipolar filmmaker by Michel Gondry, films from Cameroon, India or Russia: the Directors' Fortnight, one of the main parallel sections of the Cannes Film Festival, announced Tuesday (Apr. 18) its 55th selection.
Tunisia and Syria restore diplomatic relations
Syria's top diplomat is on a three-day official visit to Tunisia to restore diplomatic ties broken since 2012 during the civil war that followed President Bashar al-Assad's brutal crackdown on mass protests against his rule.
Champions League: Napoli to rely on Nigeria’s Osimhen in Milan decider
Victor Osimhen, who was absent from the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan (1-0), is back in the Napoli attack. He carries the hopes of an entire city that will come together on Tuesday (Apr. 18) in the return leg.