UAE partners with DRC for ‘equitable’ gold exports
Kinshasa – A symbolic first shipment of “equitable” gold left the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday under... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Sudan post-coup talks ‘open’ to holdout groups, says US envoy
Khartoum – The US ambassador to Sudan has called on ex-rebels who were not part of an initial post-coup... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Abandoned children of UN peacekeepers in DRC face stigma
Kavumu – Chance, 16, is different from the other children in her school in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
14 Jan, 2023
Troop death toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14
Dakar – Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said on Thursday,... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
DRC rebels agree to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’, mediator Uhuru Kenyatta says
Nairobi – M23 rebels have agreed to continue an “orderly withdrawal” from conquered territory in the restive east of... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Nine killed in mosque attack in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Nine people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a mosque in northeastern Burkina Faso, local sources said... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
West African chief vows support for jihadist-torn Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – The head of West Africa’s regional bloc has expressed support for jihadist-hit Burkina Faso less than five... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Amnesty condemns Mozambique’s ‘forgotten war’ after viral video
Johannesburg – A video showing soldiers hurling a corpse onto a pile of burning rubble in Mozambique’s jihadist-hit north... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Troop toll from Mali jihadist clash rises to 14 dead
Dakar – Fourteen Malian soldiers were killed in a clash with jihadists this week, the army said Thursday, giving... Read more
12 Jan, 2023
DRC says Rwanda using refugees for ‘political purposes’
Kinshasa – Kinshasa accused Rwanda of using refugees for political purposes on Wednesday, after its central African neighbour said... Read more
12 Jan, 2023
