Portal:Current events/2024 April 12

April 12, 2024 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
  - Russia launches drone strikes across Ukraine. Critical infrastructure is damaged in Kherson Oblast and a fire occurs at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in Zaporizhzhia causing around half a tonne of oil products to leak into the Dnieper river. (Reuters) (Ukrainska Pravda)
War in Sudan
- Humanitarian impact of the war in Sudan
  - Canada pledges $132.2 million dollars to Sudan to help people affected by the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis. (Global News)
Alliance of Sahel States
- Nigerien crisis
  - Dozens of Russian military instructors arrive in Niger as part of an agreement with the ruling military junta to a install state-of-the-art air defence system. (BBC News)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Hezbollah forces launch dozens of rockets into northern Israel. The militant group says that the missile barrage targeted IDF artillery positions. No casualties are reported. (Al Arabiya)
War in Amhara
- Two Fano militants are killed and a third is arrested during a shootout with police near the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A civilian is also killed and two officers are wounded. (The Washington Post)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the Israel–Hamas war, Egypt–European Union relations
- The European Union pledges €1 billion in short-term financial aid to Egypt to help stabilise the country's economy. (Reuters)

International relations

Law and crime

Censorship in Mali
- The military junta in Mali prohibits all forms of media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations. (NOS)
Pakistan designates the Iranian Quds Force Liwa Zainebiyoun as a terrorist organization. (VOA)

Science and technology