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M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict

The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries – especially Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi – playing a significant role.

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Sudan army retakes more of capital Khartoum from RSF

Sudanese military makes gains in the capital as paramilitaries retain key positions.

Al Jazeera

‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting

Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground.

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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels

The Independent UK

DRC's president won't attend the AU summit, as M23 advances in South Kivu

Neither Rwandan President Paul Kagame nor his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi attended Friday's AU meeting.

Radio France Internationale

Extreme weather expected to cause food price volatility in 2025 after cost of cocoa and coffee doubles

Trend towards more extreme-weather events will continue to hit crop yields and create price spikes, Inverto says

The Guardian - UK

Haitian Children Forced Into Gangs and Sexual Violence Amid Crisis, Amnesty International Finds in New Report

The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear

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African Union Summit opens as conflicts rage on the continent

African heads of state are gathering for their annual summit in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this weekend, with escalating conflict in the DRC, the war and resulting humanitarian crisis in Sudan and cuts to aid from the US dominating the agenda.

Radio France Internationale

Thanks to Trump, it is now in Europe’s self-interest to compensate Africa for slavery

As the US rips up its rules-based order and threatens sovereign nations, this is the time to make allies. Reparations might help, says Liliane Umubyeyi of the African Futures Lab

The Guardian - UK

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC

Rebels make rapid advance into capital of South Kivu province, less than a month after taking Goma

The Guardian - UK

African Union Summit Opens, Overshadowed By DR Congo Conflict

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.

International Business Times

Fears In Bukavu As M23 Seize Key Airport In Eastern DR Congo

M23 fighters on Friday seized the airport serving Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, just as African leaders gathered for crisis talks on the escalating crisis.

International Business Times

Kenya relies on USAid famine warning system – what happens now that it’s gone?

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and track food insecurity in nearly 30 countries in Africa, central America and Asia for 40 years. It was funded by the US…

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Sam Nujoma obituary

Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa

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Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport

The Independent UK

Children in Southern Africa ‘on brink of disaster’ after worst drought in 100 years

A charity leader is sounding the alarm with an estimated 21 million children suffering from malnutrition

Al Jazeera

Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

The Independent UK

Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of violence against children

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USAID Employees Face Chaos Amid Trump Administration's Foreign Aid Freeze

USAID employees faced challenges evacuating from DRC due to escalating violence and lack of guidance, highlighting the need for accountability and support ...

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How Nelson Mandela’s Trafalgar Square speech still resonates, 20 years on

London event marking the South African leader’s role in the Make Poverty History campaign called for ‘more hope and political drive’ to continue the fight

International Business Times

Tens Of Thousands Go Hungry In Sudan After Trump Aid Freeze

For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump's aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes.

The Independent UK

Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace

Congo’s largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east to advocate for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting

International Business Times

Burundi Warns Rwanda As Eastern DR Congo Conflict Advances

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned Kigali it would respond if attacked.

The Conversation

M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war

At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Radio France Internationale

Sudan war is world's 'worst humanitarian crisis', the African Union says

African Union officials have described Sudan's civil war the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world" and warned it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished. This as the organisation's annual summit is set to open this weekend.

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