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[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF is planning to flood Parliament with over 45,000 written submissions in favour of the highly contested Constitutional Amendment Bill No.3, leaked messages have revealed.

[allAfrica] Sudan remains the world's biggest humanitarian crisis on the three-year anniversary of the current conflict that has torn apart the country's immense promise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator says, signalling that the response has been crippled by severe underfunding.

[Dabanga] Berlin / Amsterdam -- The Third International Conference on Sudan that commenced in the German capital, Berlin, this morning, is aimed at mobilising international support for peace efforts, delivering humanitarian aid and easing the worsening crisis. Some 40 political and civilian figures are taking part, while Sudan's warring parties have been excluded. The one-day conference coincides with the third anniversary of the war that broke out on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, along

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese government has reiterated its strong rejection of the Third International Conference on Sudan commenced in Berlin today, stating that the move "represents a disregard for the country's sovereignty" and "a consecration" of what it described as the approach of colonial tutelage.

[The New Humanitarian] After three years of catastrophic conflict, Sudan is divided and partitioned between the warring parties and their various armed allies, with few signs of any breakthrough in mediation efforts, and every indication of further regional escalation.

[allAfrica] After three years of war in Sudan, the Sudanese people continue to pay the worst price. Since the start of this year alone, 700 civilians have been killed in drone strikes by the warring factions; two out of every three Sudanese are now acutely food insecure; and the poverty rate has deepened, with now 70% of the population living at or below the World Bank's poverty threshold of $2/day.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United Alternative Government opposition formation has called on President William Ruto to convene a special sitting of Parliament within seven days to address what it describes as a deepening fuel crisis, as pump prices hit record highs across the country.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean nurses have announced plans to embark on a nationwide strike from April 20 to 22 stating that concerns they raised last month were ignored by government.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Security forces in Somalia's Puntland have launched large-scale military operations against fighters linked to the Islamic State in parts of the Bari region, officials said.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Geneva -- Nearly 20 million measles-related deaths have been averted in Africa since 2000 thanks to increasing vaccination coverage, according to the first-ever detailed analysis of immunization targets on the continent.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Travellers across the country are already feeling the pinch of the latest fuel price hike, with public transport operators moving quickly to raise fares to cushion themselves from rising operating costs.

[RFI] Sudan has condemned a Berlin donor conference as "surprising and unacceptable" interference as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters its fourth year. Millions of people remain displaced, with widespread hunger and escalating attacks deepening the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

[Premium Times] The government, however, ordered a full investigation into the reported civilian casualties during the operation.

[Premium Times] Nine residents were killed in Edikwu Ankpali, Apa LGA, as renewed attacks deepen insecurity in Benue, with residents naming victims and demanding urgent action.

[GroundUp] These boats are an essential mode of transport, ferrying people across the Senqu River in Qacha's Nek

[Scrolla] The Competition Commission of South Africa found that the farm price for white maize dropped sharply by December last year. Shops did not pass these large savings on to buyers and stores kept the cost of maize meal very high.