Chad: Idriss Deby won a fifth term in office with 61.56% of the votes in the first round, according to the provisional results (Election Commission)

Tchad : Idriss Déby a gagné une cinquième mandat présidentiel, avec 61,56% des voix dans le premier tour, selon les résultats provisoires (CENI)

A cross-border raid in Gambella region on Friday, 15 April by armed men said to be from the Murle ethnic group in South Sudan left over 200 people dead, 108 children reportedly kidnapped and dozens of people wounded. The Ethiopian government Disaster Prevention and Food Security Agency (DPFSA) said no South Sudanese refugee was affected by the raid, which was unprecedented as it was well-coordinated and happened at various locations at the same time. Over 21,000 people were reportedly displaced by the raid.

The Ethiopia refugee agency and UNHCR are registering over 400 new South Sudanese refugee arrivals at Okugo Refugee Camp in Gambella region. The new arrivals entered Ethiopia through Raad entry point following intra-ethnic conflict in Pochalla, South Sudan. New arrivals continue. The intra-ethnic fighting reportedly broke out on 21 March in Pochalla town between Pochalla North and Pochalla South Anuak community and the fighting spread to nearby towns.

In Juba, UNHCR opened a Community Centre at Gudele suburb to provide individual protection and legal counseling to refugees and internally displaced people.

Banki, Borno State, Nigeria: Female suicide bombers yesterday killed eight people in a camp for IDPs. A similar attacked in February killed 60 people (Reuters)

Obama’s visit to ally Saudi Arabia shadowed by tensions with the kingdom.

Survivors report massive loss of life in latest Mediterranean Sea tragedy

The United States will give $40 million in humanitarian assistance to countries bordering Lake Chad fighting Islamist militant group Boko Haram (Reuters)

Netanyahu vows that Israel will never give up Golan Heights.