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Do you think the rest of Africa should also exit the International Criminal Court after #Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso exited ? youtube.com/watch?v=StIZco…

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The AMR High Level Ministerial Troika meets at #WHA79 in Geneva. With Minister Alexandre Padilha of Brazil 🇧🇷 and his team - we have reviewed the near final agenda and the Abuja Accord outcome document. Now for external consultations. #AMRAbuja2026 #5thHLMM

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I welcome South Africa’s US$2.5 million contribution to support the Ebola response in the DRC and Uganda through @AfricaCDC's Africa Epidemics Fund. This timely support strengthens ongoing response efforts and reflects strong African solidarity at a critical moment for our continent’s health security. I thank the @GovernmentZA, people of South Africa, and H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa (@CyrilRamaphosa), for this important commitment. ---- Je salue la contribution de 2,5 millions de dollars américains de l’Afrique du Sud pour soutenir la réponse à l’épidémie d’Ebola en RDC et en Ouganda, à travers le Fonds africain contre les épidémies d'Africa CDC. Ce soutien opportun renforce les efforts de réponse en cours et témoigne d’une forte solidarité africaine à un moment critique pour la sécurité sanitaire de notre continent. Je remercie le Gouvernement et le peuple sud-africains, ainsi que S.E. le Président Cyril Ramaphosa, pour cet engagement important. Read the Statement | Lire la declaration - ow.ly/UwMM50Z2aqG

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. ➡️ l.africanews.com/EHa

Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, who is the favourite in this weekend's presidential election, tells supporters he will do "even better" than the government already has done if elected l.africanews.com/Ojq

Nigeria’s aso-oke weaving tradition gains global spotlight ➡️ l.africanews.com/qC6

Islamabad locked down ahead of high-stakes US-Iran talks l.africanews.com/rGS

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has hit out at Donald Trump over the US-Israel war against Iran. Sonko called the US President a "man of chaos" and said he has "destabilised" the world. l.africanews.com/gD7

Djibouti counts votes as leader seeks sixth term l.africanews.com/V4i

Kimbanguism: The Church Shaping Faith and Politics in DR Congo ➡️ l.africanews.com/8yN

Tidiane Ouattara was honored with the Aerospace Innovation Award for his commitment to space science and technology in Africa l.africanews.com/ZJk

Ghana international Mohammed Kudus' hopes for a return from a quad injury before the World Cup have taken a hit with Tottenham confirming the forward might need surgery. l.africanews.com/zoe

Just over 256,000 people were eligible to choose between Ismail Omar Guelleh and his little-known opponent Mohamed Farah Samatar but turnout remained low throughout the day. ➡️ l.africanews.com/tpH

The attack took place at Benisheikh, about 75 kilometres from Borno state capital Maiduguri. Military sources said unidentified jihadists overran the base and torched vehicles but soldiers repelled the raid. l.africanews.com/96c

Paul Hounkpè, of the Cowry Forces for ⁠an Emerging Benin party, used his last campaign days to mark his differences with the current administration. ➡️ l.africanews.com/F8P

Voters will head to the polls on April 12 in Benin to select a new president against a backdrop of a booming economy, but not everyone is benefitting from it--many are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living l.africanews.com/mmx

Low turnout marked the start of voting in Djibouti’s presidential election, with only a trickle of people showing up at polling stations in the early hours in the capital. ➡️ l.africanews.com/Yqv

The DJ, rapper and producer from the Bronx in New York gained popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. In the past 10 years, Afrika Bambaataa faced numerous accusations of child sexual abuse. l.africanews.com/pt9

The United States has urged its citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria, citing risks of terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping, according to an updated State Department advisory. l.africanews.com/IMq

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers urge appeals court to overturn conviction ➡️ l.africanews.com/NEZ

French authorities said that at least four people, two men and two women, died on Thursday as they were trying to board an inflatable boat to attempt the perilous sea crossing from northern France to the UK. ➡️ l.africanews.com/gDx