U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The pre-election promise of US President Donald Trump to refill the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve is facing a myriad of challenges.
Ramaphosa, Kagame Spar Over Battle in Congo
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Trump facing 1st test in Africa amid bloody battles ‘over electric vehicle battery minerals’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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OPINION: Kenya’s government must end promise fatigue and start working
I have spent most of the past week scrolling through government officials' social media, especially the President, the Deputy ...
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Scientists reveal how a new strategy in Africa is having unprecedented success — here's what it's accomplished
According to a press release by France's National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), the ...
AfDB Seeks Currency Fix to Unlock Funding for Africa Electricity
The African Development Bank is developing mechanisms to increase access to local-currency debt that the continent needs to ...
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...
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Congo’s foreign minister describes unstable conditions as rebels seize territory
Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and ...