Sudan’s paramilitary unleashed drones on the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, hitting key targets there, including the airport, the port and a hotel, military officials said. The barrage was the second such attack this week on a city that had been a hub for people fleeing Sudan’s two-year war. 

There was no immediate word on casualties or the extent of damage. Local media reported loud sounds of explosions and fires at the port and the airport. Footage circulating online showed thick smoke rising over the area. 

A magistrate court in Tanzania ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason last month be brought to court in person next month after he went on hunger strike to protest against virtual hearings. 

Opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on April 9 after calling for electoral reforms before a general election in October and was charged with treason, a charge for which bail isn’t available. 

The top United Nations court dismissed a case brought by Sudan accusing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the deadly Sudanese civil war. 

Judges found that the International Court of Justice lacked the authority to continue the proceedings. While both Sudan and the UAE are signatories to the 1948 genocide convention, the United Arab Emirates has a carveout to the part of the treaty that gives The Hague-based court jurisdiction. 

Hundreds of activists defied threats from Mali's military government and demonstrated over the weekend in the first pro-democracy rally since soldiers took power by force almost four years ago. 

The demonstrators in the capital, Bamako, protested a new bill initiated by Mali’s transitional government to dissolve political parties in the west African nation. It was the latest decision to restrict political activities. 

Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end fighting in resource-rich eastern Congo, according to a U.S. official. 

U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa and the Middle East, Massad Boulos, said on social media that he welcomed the draft text “received from both (Congo) and Rwanda,” calling it “an important step.” 

Representatives from various organizations submitted a letter to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, urging the government to ensure credibility and transparency in the process of appointing officials of the two transitional justice commissions. 

During a meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar, the delegation—led by conflict victim Devi Khadka—expressed concern that the recommendation committee had failed to consult victims or build a trustworthy environment. 

Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water, or medicine into the besieged territory until it puts in place a system giving it control over the distribution. 

This April, Sudan marked a double anniversary: one of the 2019 revolution that toppled President Omar al Bashir’s decades-long repressive regime, the other of the 2023 outbreak of the ongoing civil war that has devastated the country. These contrasting occasions bring with them great hopes and deep pain. They also raise pressing questions: How long will Sudan have to suffer while the world’s attention seems turned the other way? How long will the voices of Sudanese who yearn for peace and justice continue to be sidelined?

The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator urged Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip, saying the halting of humanitarian aid amounts to “cruel collective punishment.” 

The U.N. said thousands of Palestinians had breached a humanitarian field office in Gaza looking for aid. They took medicine and damaged vehicles in the melee but caused no injuries to staff. 

Thousands of people in Serbia marked six months since a train station tragedy in the country’s north killed 16 people and triggered a wave of anti-corruption protests that have shaken populist President Aleksandar Vucic’s tight grip on power.