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1. Sudan: London Conference Puts Paralysed Sudan Peace Efforts on Display

   [Crisis Group] London -- Despite tamped-down expectations, Tuesday's Sudan conference in London was a jarring reality check. Like other forums before it that tried to gin up a more unified effort to address Sudan's two-year-old civil war, the conference brought together a mix of mainly Western, Arab and African countries with stakes in the Sudanese war, as well as relevant multilateral institutions.

2. Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern Congo, Envoy Says After Talks

   [allAfrica] Monrovia -- The Trump administration is prepared to use "all diplomatic and economic tools" at its disposal to advance the cause of peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Senior Africa Advisor Massad Boulos said during an online briefing on Thursday following his visit to four nations in the region.

3. Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Main Opposition Names Tidjane Thiam Presidential Candidate

   [allAfrica] Tidjane Thiam, the former head of Credit Suisse, is set to run for president in Côte d'Ivoire's upcoming election, his party has announced. Thiam ran unopposed in the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast's primary after his only rival, former Trade Minister Jean-Louis Billon, withdrew from the race.

4. Africa: All of Africa Today - April 18, 2025

   [allAfrica] U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern DR Congo, Envoy Says

5. Somalia: Somalia Accuses AU Mission Head of Supporting Al-Shabaab, Signals Potential Expulsion

   [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has issued a strong statement against the Acting Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Amb. Sivuyile Thandikhaya Bam, accused him of sympathizing with the terrorist group Al-Shabaab.