Overview
- Algeria declared three days of national mourning for former president Liamine Zeroual, 84, a onetime independence fighter who led a 1990s transition, won the 1995 multi-party vote, and stepped down in 1998.
- Confederation of African Football said Secretary-General Veron Mosengo-Omba resigned during fallout over stripping Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and a last-minute women's tournament delay, and appointed Samson Adamu as acting chief.
- Kenya’s flooding has killed at least 110 people, spread across 30 counties, and displaced about 34,765 people, with Nairobi reporting the highest fatalities and officials warning the toll could rise as rescues continue.
- In Namibia’s Zambezi region, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah urged residents to accept donated rice and move to higher ground as floodwaters cut off clinics and schools in submerged communities.
- Zimbabwe will start a new civil-service pay framework on April 1, 2026, the government said, while unions oppose grading changes and the nurses’ union has threatened a strike on April 15.