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1. Uganda: United States Government Transfers Over $100 Million in National Digital Health Infrastructure to Uganda, Bolstering Health Security and Self-Reliance

   [U.S. Embassy Kampala] The U.S. Government transferred over $100 million of digital health information infrastructure - including digital health platforms, data systems, associated equipment, and select personnel - to bolster Uganda's health security and self-reliance in a ceremony at the Ministry of Health on March 31. This milestone is an important part of the five-year U.S.-Ugandan Health Memorandum of Understanding signed on December 10, 2025 under the United States' America First Global Health Strategy, which prioritizes

2. South Africa: Minister Enoch Godongwana Cuts Fuel Tax By R3

   [Scrolla] Minister Enoch Godongwana said the government will slash fuel taxes by R3 to help people pay less for their fuel. The tax cut comes after oil prices jumped when the USA and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February last month.

3. Liberia: Liberia Stalls On Lead Rules, With Children At Risk

   [SciDev.Net] Monrovia, Scidev.Net -- When a Liberian mother brings her child to hospital with learning difficulties or seizures, doctors cannot check whether lead poisoning is the cause.

4. South Africa: 'We Have Not Appointed Any King' - Somali Shop-Owners Targeted in Protests Against Nigerians

   [GroundUp] "Coronation" of Igbo man sparks furious protests in Buffalo City

5. Sudan: MSF Report Finds No Safe Places for Women and Girls in Darfur

   [MSF] Nairobi -- Women in Darfur, Sudan, are demanding protection, care and justice as sexual violence continues across the region, both in active conflict areas and far beyond frontlines, according to a new report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).