AU - Africanews

1. IMF Warns of Mounting Economic Pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa Amid Global Instability

   The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund paints a sobering picture for Sub-Saharan Africa, as escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to derail an already fragile global recovery.

2. Clean-up, preparations underway in Angola ahead of Papal visit

   After two days in Algeria and then four in Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV will continue his African tour with a stop in Angola from April 18 to 20.

3. Sudan War: UN officials sound alarm on humanitarian crisis

   As the conflict in Sudan approaches the three year mark, the humanitarian conditions on the ground remain dire. United Nations officials are once again sounding the alarm, at a time when much of the world's attention is focused on the war in the Middle East.

4. Morocco: Court upholds sentences for Senegalese AFCON attendees

   A Moroccan court has upheld the prison sentences of 18 Senegalese football fans charged over a pitch invasion during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

5. Twin suicide attacks rocked Algeria Monday during Pope's visit

   Tensions are rising in Algeria after reports of a suspected double suicide attack shook the city of Blida, just southwest of the capital, Algiers.