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As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, both the United States and Iran have received a draft urging a 45 day ceasefire. The proposal also calls for Iran to loosen its grip on the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane.

As the war in the Middle East continues to drive up fuel prices, the Zambian government has declared the current fuel supply situation an emergency.

Normally bustling with activity until the early hours of the morning, the streets of Cairo have gone dark. Soaring fuel costs have pushed the Egyptian government to issue a month-long early-closing order. Now shops are shuttered at 9pm during the week and 10pm on weekends.

Catholic Christians gathered around the world on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and share a message of hope.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. In response, Iran threatened to restrict the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Palestinian Orthodox Christians gathered at the Greek Orthodox church, St. Porphyrios in Gaza City for a Palm Sunday service.

Africa faces a health financing crisis, with millions excluded from care and a $60 billion annual gap. The Economic Commission for Africa's new Sustainable Health Financing Initiative aims to turn health into an investment priority, strengthen domestic funding, and harness digital solutions to make healthcare accessible, efficient, and politically smart.

Treating Africa as a single fintech market is one of the costliest strategic errors founders and investors can make. Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana and Nigeria may lead the continent's digital finance growth, but their regulatory systems differ profoundly, shaping everything from product design to valuation.

Africa's economic expansion is no longer in question. What matters now is whether the continent's financial systems can keep pace with the scale and complexity of the value being created.

Christians in Nigeria's central city of Jos celebrated Easter Sunday Mass under a pall of fear following a shooting that killed around 30 people a week ago.