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As fighting intensifies in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between government forces and M23 rebel forces, South Africa is set to deploy 2,900 troops as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADAC) initiative to help the Congolese army fight armed groups. According to a statement released by the South African presidency…
Namibia’s third president Hage Geingob has died. Geingob died at a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 82. Vice president Nangolo Mbumba announced that Geingob died on Saturday. “By his side was his wife and his dear children,” said Mbumba said. Geingob became president in 2015 and was serving his second term. He served…
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The Foreign Ministry in Sudan has announced suspending its involvement in mediation attempts with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regarding the current crisis in Sudan. IGAD is a collection of East African states that have offered to arbitrate between the leaders of Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and…
Oscar Pistorus, 37, a double amputee and former paralympian, has been released on parole after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp by shooting her multiple times through the door of the toilet in his Pretoria home on February 14, 2013. Oscar Pistorus and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp before he…
Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has criticised leaders of African countries who received RSF head Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo as a statesman during visits this week. General Al-Burhan has promised to continue a nine-month war between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rejecting the latest peace efforts. RSF head Mohamed…
For most enterprising individuals, the new year comes with new financial objectives that have been established to surpass the previous year’s accomplishments, Africa included. As the new year begins, people aim to accomplish goals that have eluded them in the past, and African billionaires are no exception. Said billionaires are tasked with the responsibility of…
President Museveni has joined dozens of African leaders who have congratulated DRC President Felix Tshisekedi upon his reelection. “I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Ugandans, to congratulate H.E Felix Tshisekedi on winning the electoral contest in Congo, as announced by the Electoral Commission,” said Museveni on New Year’s Day. “H.E Tshisekedi has positively…
The World Bank has appointed Robert Talierco O’brien as the Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the Western and Central African Regions. Taliercio’s appointment will take effect on January 2, 2024. Taliercio is an American national who joined the World Bank in 2000 as a young professional in the Africa region and…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the inclusion of noma disease in its official list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The decision was recommended by the 17th meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The decision has been welcomed because it is likely to expand health services to…
