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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has decided to boycott the East African Community (EAC) emergency summit, called by Kenyan President William Ruto, to discuss the escalating violence in Eastern Congo. The announcement was made by Tshisekedi’s spokesperson, Tina Salama, who cited concerns over Ruto’s neutrality in the conflict. Tshisekedi’s withdrawal comes amid growing tensions between the…
The M23 rebel group made a significant advance on January 26, 2025, capturing Goma International Airport and triggering panic in the city of Goma, located in Eastern DR Congo. The seizure marks a major escalation in the conflict between the rebels and Congolese forces, raising concerns about the stability of the region. As the M23…
Sudan’s army chief has welcomed a Turkish offer to resolve the brutal 20-month conflict between his forces and their paramilitary rivals, the Sudanese foreign minister said. In early December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a phone call with Sudan’s Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan that Ankara could help establish “peace and stability” in the war-torn…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has urged African nations to unite and establish a common currency anchored in the continent’s abundant resources, as a means of reducing dependence on Western economic systems. Kagame’s call, made on December 23, 2024, reflects growing dissatisfaction among African leaders with the global financial order. Speaking passionately, Kagame criticized the current…
Two men have been arrested in Zambia accused of being “witchdoctors” who had been tasked with trying to bewitch the president. The police said they had arrested Jasten Mabulesse Candunde and Leonard Phiri in the capital, Lusaka. “Their purported mission was to use charms to harm” President Hakainde Hichilema, said the police statement, released on…
Pravin Gordhan, who held three positions in South Africa’s cabinet and won plaudits for standing up to Jacob Zuma during his scandal-marred presidency died at 75 years Gordhan died in hospital in the early hours of Friday morning after battling cancer, his family said in an emailed statement. A veteran anti-apartheid activist and high-ranking member…
People have been killed and injured after a huge fire broke out at an ammunition depot in Chad, causing major explosions, senior government ministers have said. Foreign Minister Koulamallah Abderaman said the blaze happened at a military depot in the Goudji area of the capital, N’Djamena. President Mahamat Idriss Deby sent his condolences to the…
South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) and the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) have agreed to form a government of national unity, along with two smaller opposition parties. This follows weeks of speculation about who the ANC would partner with after losing its parliamentary majority for the first time in 30 years, in last…
The UN Security Council has demanded that Sudanese paramilitary forces call off their eight-week siege of El Fasher, a city in Darfur region where fighting has sparked genocide concerns. Sudan’s army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than a year, in a civil war that has killed thousands and forced…
Russian mercenaries, operating under the Wagner Group, are intensifying their pursuit of the infamous warlord Joseph Kony in the Central African Republic (CAR). Kony, accused of abducting thousands of children to serve as soldiers and sex slaves, in his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has evaded capture for decades. Recent reports suggest that the Wagner Group…
