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South Africa on Saturday condemned a “campaign of misinformation” after US President Donald Trump issued an order freezing aid to the country over a law he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers.”We are concerned by what seems to be a campaign of misinformation and propaganda aimed at misrepresenting our great nation,” the …

S. Africa condemns ‘misinformation’ after Trump freezes aidSat, 08 Feb 2025 15:22:10 GMT Read More »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and …

Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflictSat, 08 Feb 2025 12:33:53 GMT Read More »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi, joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and …

Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflictSat, 08 Feb 2025 12:30:16 GMT Read More »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and …

Rwandan and Congolese leaders meet over eastern DRC conflictSat, 08 Feb 2025 09:06:19 GMT Read More »

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders convene in a bid to defuse the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands …

Rwandan and Congolese leaders to meet over eastern DRC conflictSat, 08 Feb 2025 02:07:23 GMT Read More »

The World Health Organization’s emergencies director on Friday praised the “fastest roll-out” of an Ebola vaccine trial in the midst of an epidemic, as Uganda responded to its latest outbreak.The death of a nurse last week marked Uganda’s sixth outbreak of Ebola Sudan, for which there is no approved vaccine. Of the five other Ebola …

Uganda sees ‘fastest roll-out’ for Ebola vaccine trial: WHOFri, 07 Feb 2025 18:52:47 GMT Read More »

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 »