The Africa Week - 17/04/2026

This week: Pope Leo in Africa - is Trump watching? The world remembers to remember Sudan, three years on from the start of the war. It's back to the future for South Africa's new man in Washington. And the DRC is very popular on the international markets.References/further reading:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0jyx4qq7ohttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/15/more-than-1bn-pledged-for-sudan-as-humanitarian-crisis-deepenshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/south-africa-appoints-former-apartheid-era-negotiator-as-us-ambassadorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz788z27j2johttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4g44zv37qohttps://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-launches-maiden-eurobond-sale-sources-say-2026-04-09/https://www.wistv.com/2026/04/14/madina-okot-heading-atlanta-dream-no-13-pick-2026-wnba-draft/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx299rxk0ngotopcastmedia.co.uk