The African Ministerial Summit on Migration was held in Egypt's New Administrative Capital at the beginning of April, with the participation of foreign ministers and representatives from 17 African countries known as “lead states” in implementing the Global Compact for Migration, along with the International Organization for Migration. The meeting preceded the International Migration Review Forum in New York in May,

US President Trump is extremely keen to reach an agreement with Iran. He sent his Vice President, JD Vance, the second most powerful figure in his country, to Pakistan on April 11, 2026, in an attempt to achieve this, but he was unsuccessful. Trump also announced that he would send Vance for a second round of talks on 21 April 2026, but Iran refused to participate,

Reuters reported on Tuesday 21 April, that US President Trump confirmed the United States was considering providing financial assistance to the UAE, indicating that a currency swap agreement between the two countries was under consideration.

While the crises facing the people of Sudan worsen due to the repercussions of the war, now in its fourth year, and while Sudan is experiencing one of the world’s worst crises, according to United Nations reports...