AU - Africanews

1. Brazilian inmates reduce sentences through reading

   Brazil, which has one of the highest per-capita incarceration rates in Latin America, stands out for having one of the most formalized and nationwide systems for sentence remission via reading in the world

2. Eye surgery marathon restores sight for over 100 people in South Africa

   During the three-day surgery marathon at Pholosong Regional Hospital in South Africa, a new patient was brought into the operating theater about every hour

3. Senegal cuts official travel as high oil prices put new pressure on budget

   Speaking at a youth event in Mbour, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he had had to cancel his own planned trips to Niger, Spain and France

4. Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum

   Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum, the first time in decades that a pope has performed the full rite in person.

5. Cameroon opposition slams plan to create vice president post as 'coup'

   If approved, the vice president would take over in the event of the president's death, resignation or incapacity with no obligation to hold elections