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[Government of Mauritius] “Port safety and security is our top priority. It is the security of the state and there should be no compromise”, reaffirmed the Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries, Dr Arvin Boolell, today at the opening ceremony of a National Tabletop Exercise and Workshop on Development of a National Maritime Security Committee, at the Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel in Port-Louis.

[New Dawn] President Joseph Boakai is under immense pressure to enforce ruling handed down by the Supreme Court of Liberia by doing business with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. Fonati Koffa. The latest call comes from several aligning political parties.

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[New Times] Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, the Archbishop of Kigali, is set to participate in the upcoming papal conclave at the Vatican, where cardinals from around the world will gather to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

[SNA] Cairo, April 28, 2025 (SUNA) – President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, concluded his one-day visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt Monday. He was seen off at Cairo International Airport by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi.

[RFI] Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a declaration of principles under the aegis of the United States, setting out a framework for a draft peace agreement to be discussed on 2 May.

South Africa’s top diplomat says his department does not intend to compromise the nation’s sovereignty to appease US President Donald Trump over the renaming of Sandton Drive after former Palestinian freedom fighter Leila Khaled.

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[Shabelle] Kampala, Uganda — The United States has maintained its stance on funding for Uganda’s African Union Support Operation Mission (AUSSOM), the U.S. envoy in Kampala said Monday, signaling no shift in Washington’s position amid ongoing scrutiny of regional peacekeeping efforts.

[New Times] The bill got unanimous approval by 70 MPs who were present at the Monday plenary sitting.