Former PM of DR Congo found guilty of corruption
Augustin Matata Ponyo, former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was sentenced to a decade's imprisonment on...
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South African FM denies accusations of a white genocide
South Africa's foreign minister Ronald Lamola has denied the claims by the United States that a genocide of white Afrikaners...
Rwandan refugees who fled 1994 genocide return from Congo
Rwandan refugees who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since fleeing the 1994 genocide were finally...
Ethiopian political ban threatens to destroy Tigray peace deal
Ethiopia's opposition party The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has called on the African Union to provide assistance due to...
Ugandan troops breach UN arms embargo
Amnesty International has warned both the UN and the public in a new report of a series of clear breaches...
South African president criticises white refugees fleeing to US
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticized a group of 59 white South Africans who recently arrived in the United...
Climate change threatens Nigeria’s future food security
Nigeria is undergoing a rapid shift in climate, with prolonged periods of extreme heat depleting water resources and placing the...
Burkina Faso accused of mass killing by Human Rights Watch
The Burkina Faso government and military have been accused by Human Rights Watch of the mass killing of at least...
Rwanda and Congo submit peace proposal to end conflict
Both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have successfully signed a draft peace deal that could potentially help...
Congolese government seeks to prosecute former president for war crimes
The Congolese government has asked the country's Senate to amend the law in order to prosecute former President Joseph Kabila...
South Africa withdraws peacekeepers from eastern Congo
South African armed forces officials have confirmed that they have begun the process of withdrawing peacekeepers from eastern Congo, which...
UN calls on Mali to investigate Wagner group executions
The UN has demanded that Mail immediately open an investigation into the alleged execution of civilians by the Malian army...
UN aid agencies forced to downsize due to US funding cuts
The UN has acknowledged that several aid agencies will have to downsize or reduce the scope of their operations following...
Kashmir clashes between India and Pakistan continue for third day
Indian and Pakistani troops have engaged in a third day of clashes in Kashmir as relations between the two rival...
African leaders agree to deployment of peacekeepers in Somalia
African leaders have unanimously agreed to deploy more peacekeepers in Somalia in order to combat the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which...
