Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo’s east on Friday as intensifying clashes between the country’s army and M23 fighters gripped the region.In the centre of the city of Goma schools were shut, although businesses remained open despite the fear gripping the population.Trader Mamike Ramazni said the atmosphere in the city …
The Sudanese army said Friday it broke a siege of its headquarters in Khartoum by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which had encircled it since war broke out in April 2023.In a statement, the army said troops in Bahri (Khartoum North) and Omdurman across the Nile River had “merged with our forces stationed at the …
The Sudanese army broke a paramilitary siege on one of its key Khartoum-area bases on Friday, paving the way to also freeing the besieged military headquarters, a military source said.In a statement, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) denied the advance, saying the army was “spreading rumours”.Since the outbreak of the war with Sudan’s army …
The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed near the main city in the country’s volatile east as the UN warned the raging conflict had displaced over 400,000 people this year and could spark a regional war.Since peace talks failed, M23 fighters backed by Rwandan troops have gained swathes of territory in east DRC …
The Gambia’s former dictator Yahya Jammeh has said he intends to take back control of his political party and declared he is “coming back”, in an audio message obtained by AFP on Thursday.He ruled the tiny west African nation for 22 years, presiding over a regime accused of carrying out torture, using death squads and …
Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that one has already turned opaque.The 35-year-old farmer and baker, who blinks frequently and suffers in sunshine, said the pain is so fierce he has now “stopped working …
Congolese helicopter gunships swooped low over the plains to fire volleys of rockets and troops trucked towards the front line to halt Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo’s eastern provincial capital after capturing a string of towns.The Mi-24s — rarely used because of the M23 and Rwanda anti-aircraft defences — fly low over the plain, …
The Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries traded blame on Thursday over targeting a major oil refinery north of the capital Khartoum, where clashes between the warring sides have intensified.Eyewitnesses reported seeing thick plumes of smoke covering the area around Al-Jaili refinery about 70 kilometres (40 miles) from Khartoum.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had claimed …
Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold — all done on the orders of the military government.The confiscation at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex, majority owned by a Canadian firm, is one of the most extraordinary twists in a long-running confrontation …
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Twenty-five families of victims and survivors of apartheid-era crimes are suing the South African government over a “gross failure” to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, said the rights group representing victims on Thursday. The suit filed Monday at the Pretoria High Court targets President Cyril Ramaphosa, the justice and police ministers and the heads of the public …
