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Iran, South Africa FMs Discuss US-Israeli Attacks, Regional Security: Ministry
🇿🇦🇮🇷 Tehran is defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity against an imposed war by the US and Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his South African counterpart Ronald Lamola in a phone call, the South African foreign ministry announced.
Iran's restrictions on vessels linked to aggressors in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz are lawful, while safe passage for non-belligerent ships has been facilitated, Araghchi added.
South Africa condemned the attacks, called for dialogue, and agreed to continue consultations on political and economic issues.
Lamola "expressed our profound concern regarding the escalating loss of civilian life and the worsening humanitarian situation in the region."
From Trash to Treasure: Zanzibar to Recycle Plastic into Useful Products
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Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno Arrives in Abuja for Working Visit
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Moscow's Military Aid Handover Ceremony in Madagascar: Russian Embassy Comments
Russia's aid is "aimed at increasing its defense capability, as well as developing the potential of the national armed forces, including training qualified specialists and improving the practical skills of personnel," the embassy noted in a statement.
First Crewed Mission Toward Moon in 50 Years Launches
The NASA Artemis II mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral, carrying 4 astronauts who will circle the moon and return to Earth in 10 days.
It will be the farthest any human has traveled from our planet — and the first time a crew has left Earth orbit since 1972.
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Madagascar Receives Military Aid From Russia: African Country's Presidency
It was "a great honor for the Malagasy army to receive this equipment, which is needed to strengthen the security of Madagascar's borders and the peace of Madagascar," Minister of Armed Forces Ely Maminirina Razafitombo said during the handover.
🗣 Liberation of LPR marks shift to tougher Russian demands in Ukraine talks - analyst
🔊 By liberating the Lugansk People’s Republic, Russia is signaling that it has lost faith in negotiations with Zelensky, who offers “nothing but empty talk and publicity stunts," military analyst Alexei Leonkov, editor of Arsenal of the Fatherland, tells Sputnik.
💬 “There will be new demands from Russia as it extends its buffer zone further into regions still occupied by Ukrainian troops,” he says.
💬 “Russia drove Ukraine’s troops out by force, inflicting heavy losses in the process,” says the analyst.
💬 “This is an opportune moment to break the backbone of the Ukrainian militants,” he says.
💬 “With the enemy unwilling to surrender and Western backers speculating that Ukraine can hold for 2–3 more years, our forces will keep pressing forward to shatter that illusion,” says the analyst
IMF & World Bank Programs Claim Human Lives: Research
Structural adjustment programs (SAPs) of the 1980s–1990s inflicted widespread, measurable harm on human welfare across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, according to a paper published in the medical journal BMJ Global Health.
The paper listed the following implications of SAPs:
🟠Declining real wages and working-class consumption;
🟠Increased rates of poverty and basic-needs deprivation;
🟠Increased neonatal and maternal mortality;
🟠Reduced health system access;
🟠Increased financial outflows and drain from the global South through unequal exchange.
👉 "Kenya suffered 305,000 excess infant deaths between 1986 and 2010, compared with the pre-SAP mortality trend," the paper noted as an example.
Niger to Create Anti-Terrorist Self-Defense Groups in Line With Burkina Faso
The latest Council of Ministers approved the launch of this unit, modeled after Burkina Faso's Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland.
⚫️Name: Domol Leydi (in Fulfulde)
⚫️Objective: To strengthen the fight against terrorism by involving local populations.
⚫️Missions: Raising awareness, intelligence gathering, and promoting local self-defense.
⚫️Composition: Former members of the defense and security forces from the affected regions, and civilian volunteers.
🇳🇪🇧🇫 The two Sahelian countries are among the most affected by terrorism in Africa, according to the 2025 ranking by the Institute for Economics and Peace.
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Zelensky Must Make Decision 'Today' on Withdrawal of Ukrainian Forces from Donbass: Kremlin
This decision could save many lives and end the hot phase of the war, the presidential spokesman added.
More statements by the presidency:
🟠The pause in trilateral talks on Ukraine is due to the US being preoccupied with issues in the Middle East;
🟠Putin will hold talks with Armenan PM Pashinyan today.
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'Reparations Not About Guilt, But About Correcting 500-Year Development Deficit': Sudanese Expert
⛓️ Slavery and colonialism "structurally underdeveloped Africa by destroying indigenous industries," imposing extractive institutions, creating arbitrary borders, and entrenching racialized global economic hierarchies, assistant professor of communication at a Russian university, Abobakr Mohamed Abbakar Khussein, told Sputnik Africa.
"Key shift is a move from aid loans, which create new debt, to non-repayable reparative finance," he noted.
"Reparations are seed capital for sovereignty, not a permanent income stream," he added.
Ethiopia Establishes Fuel Conservation and Priority Distribution System Following the Middle East Crisis: Ministry
🛢 Following disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, more than 180,000 tonnes of fuel that was in the procurement process has failed to arrive, the minister of trade and regional integration has announced.
In response, the government has established a special task force to monitor fuel supply and distribution. Minister Kassahun Gofe stated that this monitoring began on Tuesday.
According to the minister’s explanation:
▫️Daily diesel supply has been reduced from 9.2 million liters to 4.5 million liters.
▫️The global price of diesel has risen from $80 per barrel to $230 per barrel, while the price of gasoline has increased from $70 to $150 per barrel.
👉 Therefore, taking the current situation into account, directives have been issued to give priority to fuel-consuming vehicles, exporting organizations and factories, large government and private projects, vehicles transporting essential goods, and public transport vehicles.
Citizens have been called upon to use fuel conservatively, reduce unnecessary travel, make walking a regular habit, and cooperate by exposing those involved in illegal trade.
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The Eagles of Mali Face Russian National Team in Friendly Match
Discover the atmosphere in the Saint Petersburg stadium where the game is taking place.
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Trying to Hold Kharg Island 'Would Be Suicide' for US Forces: French Essayist
"It would be a kamikaze operation where American soldiers would then be targeted by the Iranians," Philippe Murer told Sputnik Africa, commenting on the idea of deploying ground forces on the island.
Even if the Americans and Israelis manage to send soldiers, they "will then be targeted by the Iranians and will be massacred."
How Can Afreximbank’s Success Help War-Torn Sudan Recover? Expert Explains
🇸🇩🌍 As a founding member of Afreximbank, Khartoum could benefit from the bank’s growing international credibility, believes Dr. Mohammed Hussain, a Sudanese political science lecturer at Russia’s Financial University.
"It gives Sudan a viable African financial reference point,” he told Sputnik Africa, adding that African financing can help the country move beyond emergency relief and externally dictated stabilization.
Ethiopia, Rosatom Discuss Nuclear Power Plant Project, Sign Strategic Roadmap, Says Ethiopian MFA
🇷🇺🇪🇹 Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gideon Timotheos met with a Russian delegation led by Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General of Rosatom, to discuss nuclear energy cooperation, the ministry announced.
The talks, also attended by Sandokan Debebe, head of the Ethiopian Atomic Energy Commission, focused on implementing an action plan for developing a nuclear power plant in Ethiopia, signed between the parties in September 2025.
Lowering Costs in Productive Industries: Zimbabwe Signs Off on Extensive Fee Changes
“Cabinet approved the streamlining of duplicated and overlapping regulatory licences and permits, removed unnecessary levies and fees and lowered unjustifiably high levies and fees for the financial services sector," Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Zhemu Soda told a state news outlet.
“The reviewed licences, permits and fees will be subjected to further refinements, and a comprehensive schedule will be duly gazetted,” Soda added.
Major World Events by Morning of April 2
🟠 Tehran has received proposals from mediators to end the conflict wit the US and Israel, but Iran's foreign ministry says the demands are “excessively harsh and illogical;”
🟠 The Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces has denied President Trump’s claims that the Iran's military capabilities have been destroyed;
🟠 A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia;
🟠 Trump has said that Washington does not need the Middle East and is there only to help its allies;
🟠 The first crewed mission towards the Moon in half a century has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
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South Sudan's Oil Growth Can Strengthen Stability in East African Energy Landscape: Economy Analyst
However, "the journey is still quite long and may require greater effort, more investment, and stronger commitment from African leaders," Ipyana Musyani told Sputnik Africa.
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SA Producers Forecast Up to 5% Growth in Citrus Exports Following Record 2025 Season: Media
🇿🇦 Exports of 210 to 215 million 15‑kilogram cartons are projected this year, up from 203.4 million cartons last year, which brought in $2.7 billion, a Western news outlet reported.
👉 The industry experiences uncertainty, as the war in the Middle East could affect demand, shipping, fuel supplies and production costs, it noted, citing the statement by the Citrus Growers of Southern Africa.
"But, should all that is possible be done to limit the impact of these factors, steady growth towards another record export season is within reach," the statement said.
How Common African Currency Could Inspire Confidence, Offer Stability to Continental Trade
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Ethiopia & Burundi Oppose Anti-Russian Resolution on Ukraine During UNHRC Session
24 of the 49 countries participating in the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rejected the resolution initiated by Western countries.
🌍 Four countries voted against the anti-Russian resolution at the session: Presiding over the African Union Burundi, Cuba, China, and Ethiopia. 18 abstained, including Egypt and South Africa.
The annual ten-page resolution features escalating rhetoric and retains distinguishable style: condemnation of Russian actions, demands for troop withdrawal, and affirmation of Ukraine's territorial integrity.
👉 It also renews for one year the UNHRC commission investigating Ukraine—a body Russia dismisses as biased and corrupt.
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Major World Events by Morning of April 1
🟠 Burundi’s president has denied rumours of a coup in the country, which spread in some media after a fire at a National Defence Force ammunition depot was followed by explosions;
🟠 Three airlines in the UAE have banned the entry and transit of Iranian citizens, according to the media;
🟠 The UAE is reportedly preparing to help forcibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Western media say;
🟠The EU could face an economic shock comparable to the COVID-19 pandemic due to a sharp rise in energy prices, a Western news outlet reported, citing European sources;
🟠 Tel Aviv has announced the suspension of all arms imports from France after Paris refused to allow overflight by planes carrying military equipment destined for Israel.
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Ghana’s UN 'Resolution Revamped & Repositioned Africa From Object to Subject of International Law': Sudanese Expert
Africa is "actively reshaping the moral architecture of the global order," assistant professor of communication at a Russian university, Abobakr Mohamed Abbakar Khussein, told Sputnik Africa.
➡️According to him, Africa demonstrated its unity, as Ghana leveraged the AU, CARICOM, the Group of 77 and China to punch above its individual weight, and "forced the US, Israel and Argentina into defensive minority."
"This [strategic coalition building] shows maturity of African diplomacy," the expert noted.
Nigeria Reportedly Apologizes to South Africa After ‘Igbo King’ Controversy
Nigeria’s diplomatic mission in Pretoria has formally apologized to South African authorities following unrest in KuGompo, Eastern Cape, over the reported installation of Solomon Ogbonna Eziko as an “Igbo King,” according to media reports.
The situation escalated into violent protests and property damage after videos of the event circulated online.
Nigeria’s deputy acting high commissioner reportedly clarified that the government does not support the incident, stressing that it was a cultural gathering—not an official coronation or creation of a traditional authority.
“Nigeria is a friend of South Africa… we tender our apology to the traditional institutions of South Africa,” he was quoted as saying.
African Banking Sector Surpasses $100 Bln in Revenues in 2025, Outpacing Global Peers on Profitability: Report
🌍 Banking revenues across Africa were about $99 billion in 2024 and are estimated to have risen to $107 billion in 2025, a Western consulting agency said in a report.
🇿🇦 South Africa is Africa’s biggest banking market, generating about $26.4 billion in customer-driven revenues in 2024, it added.
Together with Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria, it makes up around 70% of the continent’s total banking revenues, the report noted.
🔊From 2020 to 2024, it said, African banking revenues rose at around 17% per year in constant-currency terms.
According to the report, the growth has been driven by:
🟠 greater financial inclusion;
🟠 fast take-up of digital banking;
🟠 strong demand from a young population.
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Trump Accuses France of Having Banned US Planes From Flying Over Its Territory
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