Nigeria: NAF Jet Kills Over 200 Civilians

[Daily Trust] Civil society organisations and security experts have expressed strong displeasure at the airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on a weekly market along the Borno-Yobe border, which reportedly killed over 200 people, mostly traders, and left many others injured. Source

Africa: Checkmating Traoré's Anti-Democracy Incitement in Africa

[Premium Times] Enthroning the popular will is essential for staunching democratic reversal in the continent, and stemming the tide of military dictatorship. Source

Nigeria: Killings Under-Reported, Security Crisis Deepening - Gbenga Hashim

[Vanguard] ABUJA--Former presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has raised fresh alarm over the wave of killings spreading across parts of Nigeria, warning that many of the deaths were not being fully reported and that the country's security crisis was worsening. Source

Nigeria: Conviction of Terrorists Will Give Hope to Victims - U.S., CSOs, Lawyer

[Vanguard] ABUJA--AMID rising insecurity across the country, the United States, civil society organizations, CSOs, and a senior lawyer have hailed the conviction and sentencing of Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Source

Malawi: Child Sexual Abuse Crisis' in Malawi - Government Moves to Enhance Law Enforcement and Response Systems

[Nyasa Times] Enraged by what it describes as "a child sexual abuse crisis" in Malawi, the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare announced a raft of decisive measures to urgently deal with the abhorrent vice. Source

Nigeria: Mixed Reactions As Govt Cuts Duties On Pharmaceutical Products, Rice, Cars, Others

[Vanguard] Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the Federal Government's approval of the new 2026 fiscal policy which reduced import tariffs on drugs and pharmaceutical products, cars and rice, among others. Source

Kenya: Kenya Eyes Free Trade Agreement With India to Boost Exports

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is considering a Free Trade Agreement with India as it seeks to boost exports and address a widening trade imbalance. Source

Malawi: Witchcraft Killings Surge - 11 Elderly Slaughtered in Four Months As Fear Grips Malawi

[Nyasa Times] A chilling wave of violence is sweeping across Malawi, with 11 elderly people brutally killed in just the first four months of this year over accusations of witchcraft--an alarming escalation that is sending shockwaves through communities and exposing a deepening human rights crisis. Source

Malawi: 8 Prison Inmates Secure Placements in Malawi's Public Universities

[Nyasa Times] Eight inmates from various prison formations across Malawi have achieved a rare academic milestone after being selected to join different public universities following the release of the 2026 university selection results last week. Source

Nigeria: Amid Erratic Power Supply, Adelabu Says He Has Delivered On Two-Week Pledge

[This Day] Electricity generation has improved in the last two weeks, from March 28 to April 10, 2026, underscoring the federal government's commitment to delivering on its promises to Nigerians, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said yesterday. Source

South Africa: Slovo Park - a Decade of Winning in Court, Losing On the Ground

[GroundUp] After decades of struggle, residents still lack sanitation and water infrastructure Source

Nigeria: Supreme Court Overrules Court of Appeal On Receiver's Powers in Nestoil, Neconde Legal Tussle

[This Day] The Supreme Court decision of Friday, 10 April, 2026, that set aside the Ruling of the Court of Appeal which disallowed the appearance of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun and Muiz Banire, as counsel for Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Limited, respectively in the action instituted by FBN Quest Merchant Bank Limited and FBN Trustees Limited has continued to reverberate across the legal and business community as landmark and decisive. In a unanimous judgment of the court read by Mohammed Baba Source