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1. 300 convictions: Nigeria sees mass trial for terrorism suspects

   A court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday convicted more than 300 terrorism suspects in a mass trial that spanned four days.

2. In Ethiopia, fuel prices overshadow this year's Easter celebrations

   As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the impacts of the Middle East crisis, which has sparked chronic fuel shortages and rising costs of basic commodities.

3. US, Iran hold separate talks with Pakistan's PM ahead of negotiations

   US and Iranian officials held separate talks with Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday amid a ceasefire made fragile by deep disagreements and unabated fighting in Lebanon. International media reported that the two countries had also started direct talks in the afternoon.

4. Turkey, Somalia to start first offshore drilling project at Somalian coast

   A Turkish drilling ship docked at the port of Mogadishu on Friday ahead of Somalia's first offshore oil drilling project, the two countries announced.

5. Artemis II space mission crew safely returns to Earth

   An elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years.