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Heated exchanges between South Africa and the United States this week are an eruption of tensions over several policy issues that have come into focus under President Donald Trump’s administration, analysts said.And more turbulence is in store, with South African-born billionaire Elon Musk a key ally of the new US president, they said.Even if the …

US, South Africa spat reveals a range of tensionsFri, 07 Feb 2025 17:15:36 GMT Read More »

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.M23 fighters and Rwandan troops seized the city of Goma last week …

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalationFri, 07 Feb 2025 16:48:59 GMT Read More »

Fatou Fall defiantly faced the ocean and sadly laid a flower on Mbao beach near Senegal’s capital Dakar in memory of her husband — one of many who left on perilous clandestine crossings for Europe but never returned.The young widow was one of many of those left behind paying a low-key tribute to the country’s …

Flowers in the sand: families mourn Senegal migrants lost at seaFri, 07 Feb 2025 16:46:54 GMT Read More »

The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly clashes gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.The DR Congo itself requested the urgent meeting of the UN’s top rights body to jolt the international community into action over the escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 …

UN rights council launches probe of abuses in east DRCFri, 07 Feb 2025 15:41:33 GMT Read More »

Somaliland’s opposition leader has won the presidency of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to election results released Tuesday, an outcome that signalled a rejection of the establishment and a call for change.The territory’s decades-long push for international recognition is likely to be a top priority when Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, popularly known as “Irro”, takes …

Breakaway Somaliland’s opposition leader wins presidential pollFri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:56 GMT Read More »

The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region.UN human rights chief Volker Turk stressed the need for urgent international action to stem civilian suffering, warning the whole world was implicated in the scramble for DR …

UN warns of worse to come if east DRC violence spreadsFri, 07 Feb 2025 12:47:15 GMT Read More »

The UN Human Rights Council will decide Friday whether to launch an international investigation into alleged violations and abuses committed as deadly clashes gripped the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.DR Congo requested the urgent meeting of the UN’s top rights body to discuss escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 in North and South Kivu …

UN rights council mulls probe of abuses in east DRCFri, 07 Feb 2025 07:00:02 GMT Read More »

A new contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to bolster a UN-backed security mission, AFP journalists observed, as the United States reiterated its support but called for a “new direction.”The police contingent, which Kenya’s interior ministry said earlier included 144 officers, was greeted at the international airport in Port-au-Prince by interim …

Kenya deploys additional 144 police to HaitiThu, 06 Feb 2025 23:20:27 GMT Read More »

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called for peace.After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on Wednesday in …

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peaceThu, 06 Feb 2025 18:57:19 GMT Read More »

South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after his government faced criticism from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.”We are witnessing the rise of nationalism, protectionism, the pursuit of narrow interests, and the decline of common cause,” Ramaphosa said.”This is the world that we as South …

We will not be bullied, says S.Africa president after US barbsThu, 06 Feb 2025 18:45:30 GMT Read More »