AFRICA

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Tensions are boiling over in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray as a splinter faction of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has taken control of key government offices and a radio station in the regional capital, Mekelle. With gunfire ringing out in nearby towns and fears of renewed violence gripping the region, residents are bracing for the worst.

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Floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 33 people in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Félix Tshisekedi has called a government crisis meeting and pledged support to victims. Desperate residents are trying to flee the floodwaters by wading, swimming or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.

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Nigerians are expressing outrage after major phone networks, including MTN and Airtel, significantly increased mobile data prices. The increases, which saw MTN triple the cost of one of its popular weekly offers, come despite the telecoms regulator capping price hikes at 50% three weeks ago. The phone companies cite rising costs as the reason for seeking higher revenue.

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Off the coast of Egypt, there has been a tragedy. The Egyptian governorate office told NBC News that a Sinbad Submarines submersible crashed in the Red Sea on March 27, less than a mile off the coast of Hurghada, killing at least six people.

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In a politically charged exchange, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held discussions with billionaire Elon Musk regarding what he described as "misinformation and distortions" about South Africa's land reform policies. This conversation, announced by the South African presidency, came just a day after former U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off aid to the nation, citing alleged human rights violations and unfair treatment of White farmers.

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The woman survived two brutal attacks in the dying days of the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. First, she said, she was dragged to a military encampment and gang-raped by Eritrean soldiers who held dozens of other women. Two days later, she was raped again by a group of militiamen.

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The High Court of Kenya has ordered the National Transport and Safety Authority and the Traffic Police to release all impounded matatus and return their confiscated registration plates. Justice Bahati Mwamuye delivered a ruling that has evoked much attention, an indication of increasing tension between regulatory enforcement and the rights of public service vehicle operators.