Cameroon's President Paul Biya is set to appoint a vice-president for the first time in over 43 years following controversial constitutional changes passed by parliament, a move the opposition criticizes as power consolidation. In other news, a migrant boat capsized near Libya, resulting in at least two deaths and dozens missing, with 32 survivors rescued and taken to Lampedusa; this incident contributes to the 683 migrant deaths or disappearances in the Mediterranean in 2026. Senegal has banned non-essential foreign travel for ministers due to a surge in oil prices, impacting its import-reliant economy. The Democratic Republic of the Congo will accept "third-country" deportees from the US under a temporary agreement. The Nigerian army rescued 31 worshippers after a deadly Easter raid in Kaduna state, where seven were killed and others abducted by criminal gangs. Finally, Kenyan President William Ruto pledged to dismantle oil cartels amid an artificial fuel shortage investigation that has led to arrests and resignations.