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Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their rich veins are making a mint for the Rwanda-backed M23.In the tracts of land the M23 has seized following its 2021 resurgence in the eastern DRC, an area mineral-rich yet scarred by decades of conflict, the armed …

East DR Congo mines mint Rwanda-backed M23’s fortuneFri, 14 Mar 2025 07:08:00 GMT Read More »

Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out their arms towards each other, searching for a grip while trying to avoid becoming exposed themselves.In a flash it was all over — a tangle of grappling, pushing and jostling that ended with the Beninese fighter tossed to the ground by her Nigerian …

Women step into the ring at west African wrestling tournamentFri, 14 Mar 2025 07:07:28 GMT Read More »

With his paintings of Ivory Coast’s street kids, Aboudia has taken his teenage misfit mutiny to the very top, becoming one of the world’s bestselling artists along the way.”When I was a teenager I wanted to paint but my father didn’t want me to,” Aboudia told AFP, remembering how artist was a synonym for “loser” …

Ivorian painter Aboudia takes teen rebellion to top of the art worldFri, 14 Mar 2025 06:33:54 GMT Read More »

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Since its 2021 resurgence the M23 has been fighting the Congolese army there, seizing swathes of the DRC’s mineral-rich territory in a region plagued by decades of …

Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflictThu, 13 Mar 2025 19:42:06 GMT Read More »

The European Union and South Africa vowed to deepen cooperation at a summit on Thursday as both grapple with aid and trade threats from the new US administration.European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen also plans to mobilise a 4.7-billion-euro ($5 billion) investment package in South Africa that includes funding for a transition to clean …

EU, South Africa leaders vow deeper ties amid US threatsThu, 13 Mar 2025 17:49:33 GMT Read More »

Clashes between rival factions in the Ethiopian region of Tigray have raised the spectre of a new war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, analysts and residents said Thursday.International powers and the United Nations have expressed concern and called for “urgent dialogue” to de-escalate the tensions. Ethiopia’s most northerly region, bordering Eritrea, saw a devastating war between 2020 …

Fears grow of renewed conflict in Ethiopia’s TigrayThu, 13 Mar 2025 17:47:09 GMT Read More »

As more than 60 Kenyans were killed in protests and dozens abducted in alleged police operations, a Nairobi lawyer emerged at the forefront of a fight against the “tyranny” she fears is overtaking the country.Faith Odhiambo took over as head of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) in February 2024 just a few months before …

Kenyan lawyer leading the fight against ‘tyranny’Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:47:35 GMT Read More »

Re-elected CAF president Patrice Motsepe told new executive committee member and former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o on Wednesday in Cairo that the “past remains in the past”.South African billionaire Motsepe was speaking at a press conference after his organisation held its extraordinary general assembly — the yearly highlight for African football officials.After an illustrious career …

Motsepe tells controversial Eto’o: ‘Past remains in the past’Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:49:20 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s finance minister unveiled Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax than previously proposed, but it was immediately rejected by a key party in the unity government.Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented the revised budget to parliament three weeks after his first version was withheld at the last minute because it included …

S.Africa revised budget gets booed despite smaller tax hikeWed, 12 Mar 2025 14:17:59 GMT Read More »