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[The Conversation Africa] "Magic mushrooms" are consumed recreationally and for medicinal purposes around the world. These fungi gained their fame as "magic" because they produce chemical compounds (called psilocybin and psilocin) which have psychedelic effects.

[The Conversation Africa] Cities are often described as living archives of human memory. Walk through an old neighbourhood in an Islamic city like Fez in Morocco or Cairo in Egypt, and you can see layers of history in its streets and buildings. Traces of the past remain visible in everyday life.

[The Conversation Africa] Every minute your kidneys are hard at work, filtering around 200 litres of blood, removing waste, balancing salts and fluids, and regulating blood pressure. This happens without any conscious effort on your part.

[The Conversation Africa] Pope Leo XIV will begin his journey to four African countries - Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea - on April 13, 2026.

[Nile Post] In September 2025, MTN Group, in partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the African Editors Forum (TAEF), launched the MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme (MIP) at MTN Group Headquarters in Johannesburg. The launch marked the expansion of a proven national initiative in Nigeria into a continent-wide platform aimed at strengthening the future of African journalism.

[The Point] African governments and development agencies have embraced science, technology and innovation as levers for development over the past two decades. It is believe that science, technology and innovation boost productivity, cut transaction costs, open new business opportunities and promote social inclusion.

[African Union] The African Union Commission (AUC), in partnership with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire and UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, today launched the country Spotlight report on foundational learning. The event also marked the release of the French version of the 2025 continental Spotlight report on basic education completion and foundational learning in Africa "Lead for foundational learning", reinforcing Africa's collective commitment to transforming education outcomes.

[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Omdurman -- Syrian-French photojournalist Abdulmonam Eassa has been named as one of the winners in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, for emotive images captured in Sudan while covering the war for the French magazine Le Monde, making him eligible to win the 2026 World Press Photo of the Year.

[ISS] The UN General Assembly's landmark resolution is likely to be stymied by a world divided on how to right past wrongs.

[allAfrica] As low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of smoking-related disease, access to pragmatic, evidence-based harm reduction solutions is becoming an increasingly urgent public-health priority.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monovia -- The President Pro Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence, has underscored the need for members of various Senates across the African Continent to resist short term political gains and function as a stabilizing force within their various legislative architectures to benefit their respective peoples.

[Independent (Kampala)] Despite vast agricultural potential, Africa still imports billions of dollars' worth of food and depends heavily on food aid. Dr. Meshack Malo is the Deputy Regional Representative for Africa at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and explains both the challenges and why technology and youth will determine whether the continent can feed itself. Below are excerpts from that discussion:

[SNA] Port Sudan, April 8, 2026 (SUNA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salim, received Ambassador Bineta Diop, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, who is visiting the country from April 6 to 9 at the head of a high-level solidarity delegation from the African Union.

[World Bank] Smarter industrial policy can advance Africa's economic transformation and create jobs

[African Union] NAIROBI, 8 April 2026 Africa's most consequential gathering on housing and urban development, Africa Urban Forum 2 (AUF 2), opened today in Nairobi, as African leaders and policymakers called for urgent, coordinated action to transform the continent's rapidly expanding cities into engines of economic growth, social inclusion, and climate resilience.