Africa: Iran Reviews U.S. Proposal to End Gulf War

Africa: IFJ Rejects Government Proposal to Register Journalists and Social Media Users

On 8 April, the GPU held an emergency meeting with stakeholders from the media industry and civil society organisations to discuss the new regulations. Those present agreed that introducing a controlled registration and accreditation system would grant the government and the regulatory authority unlawful and arbitrary powers to decide who can and cannot practise journalism….

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Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only “minor details” to settle, official says, but no word from Russia

Ukraine agrees to peace proposal, with only “minor details” to settle, official says, but no word from Russia

A U.S. official told CBS News on Tuesday that Ukraine’s government had “agreed to a peace deal” brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia’s nearly four-year assault. The American official and Ukraine’s national security adviser Rustem Umerov said a common understanding on a proposal had been reached, with details still to be worked out. …

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Russia keeping “stolen” Ukrainian territory “the main problem” with U.S. peace proposal, Zelenskyy says

Russia keeping “stolen” Ukrainian territory “the main problem” with U.S. peace proposal, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the suggested legal recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured territory in the east of his country remained a “main problem” in negotiations as President Trump pushes for a deal to end Moscow’s nearly-four-year war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and American officials met over the weekend in Switzerland to discuss…

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