Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz to commercial ships during ceasefire/in /by
US President Donald Trump thanked Tehran but said the naval blockade on Iran would stay in place until a peace deal is signed.
Deportees arrive in Kinshasa from U.S. under Trump agreement/in /by
After being deported from the U.S., around 15 people touched down in Kinshasa early Friday, under agreement between the Congolese government and the Trump administration.
Mugabe’s son pleads guilty to lesser charges in Johannesburg shooting case/in /by
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 29, admitted in a Johannesburg court to illegally being in the country and pointing a firearm—but denied shooting and seriously injuring his gardener during an altercation in the upscale Hyde Park suburb.
Iran War: Energy shock drives Africa, Asia to nuclear power/in /by
The Iran war and resulting global energy shock are driving some countries in Africa and Asia to ramp up nuclear power generation.
Pope urges young Cameroonians to resist temptation of corruption/in /by
At Mass in Doula he also told young people to reject every form of abuse or violence, and to always show hospitality and care for one another.
Italy: 25 hostages freed as Naples bank gang vanishes underground/in /by
A group of three masked robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank heist in Naples on Thursday 16 April 2026 before escaping through a tunnel connected to the city’s sewer network, authorities said.
Liberia: World Bank, Liberia Assess Economic Stability Under Oil Pressure/in /by
[Liberian Observer] Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and a high-level Liberian delegation have held strategic discussions with Ousmane Diagana and senior World Bank officials to assess economic stability under mounting oil price pressures linked to the ongoing Middle East crisis.
Nigeria: Manufacturers Propose CNG Adoption and Naira-for-Crude Optimization As Alternatives to Fuel Imports/in /by
[Leadership] Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has pushed for practical, home-focused measures to fight inflation, including optimizing the Naira-for-crude policy, accelerating CNG adoption for transport fleets, and fixing power infrastructure.
Nigeria: Jet Fuel – Keyamo Seeks Calm, Calls Stakeholders’ Meeting/in /by
[Vanguard] Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Friday, urged the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, not to adjust ticket prices over the rise in jet fuel, saying it would impose significant hardship on the travelling public.
Kenya: President Ruto – Govt to Do Everything Possible to Cushion Kenyans From Oil Price Surge/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced a raft of emergency measures aimed at shielding Kenyans from rising living costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including a temporary reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel.