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M23 rebels capture strategic mining hub of Walikale in eastern DRC

Town in North Kivu province is the farthest west the group has reached since the start of its advance in January

The Guardian - UK

M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

Al Jazeera

Keir Starmer welcomes decrepit nuclear submarine 'after record patrol'

Keir Starmer welcomed a decrepit-looking nuclear submarine as it surfaced after what is reported to be a record-breaking time at sea, amid growing…

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Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese and Rwandan presidents called for an immediate ceasefire

The Independent UK

AU welcomes Doha talks between DR Congo and Rwanda leaders

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met in Doha on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war

A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world’s youngest nation. In early March 2025, neighbouring Uganda sent troops to South Sudan on the request of the government, and…

The Conversation

Tshisekedi and Kagame meet in Qatar for crisis talks on eastern DRC

The face-to-face meeting between Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame took place on Tuesday in Qatar, mediated by the emir, in an attempt to find a solution to the security crisis in eastern DRC.

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‘I nearly died’: Taba, the tobacco drug Gambian women share in secret

Though not illegal, doctors and activists warn about the dangers of the intravaginal use of the popular drug.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar Relief Camps Receive Last WFP Aid As Cuts Begin

Distraught Myanmar relief camp dwellers received final handouts from the World Food Programme on Wednesday as the UN agency begins halting aid to a million people in the country because funding has dried up.

International Business Times

Uganda: The Quiet Power In The Eastern DRC Conflict

Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say.

International Business Times

Rwanda, DRC Presidents Hold Surprise Ceasefire Talks In Qatar

The presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding surprise talks in Qatar, hours after peace talks in Angola failed.

International Business Times

Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t

For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, and Southern nations, nationalities and peoples. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front was the most influential party within the coalition. However, in 2018, when the Prosperity…

The Conversation

Sudan clashes intensify as army reinforcements arrive and paramilitaries hold the palace

Fierce fighting continues in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Government army troops from the south have now joined forces already stationed near the presidential palace, which remains under the control of paramilitary forces.

Radio France Internationale

M23 Shuns DR Congo Peace Talks At 11th Hour After Sanctions

The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan capital Luanda following EU sanctions on some of its top brass.

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Stench Of Death As Sudan Army, Paramilitaries Battle For Capital

In a war-ravaged neighbourhood of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the stench from a gaping sewage pit is unbearable as Red Crescent workers pull a bloated body from deep underground.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda says cutting diplomatic ties with Belgium, as EU announces sanctions

Rwanda announced on Monday it is severing diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying the European nation had "consistently undermined" Kigali during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes as the European Union announced sanctions against a number of senior Rwandan military commanders.

The Independent UK

Congo says it will participate in peace talks with M23 rebels

Congo’s government says it will participate in peace talks in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east

Al Jazeera

Why does DRC want a Ukraine-like minerals deal with Trump, amid conflict?

The DRC appears to be angling for the US to deploy boots on the ground, in a bid to contain armed conflict.

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‘I was terrified’: refugees who fled DRC to Burundi recall deadly river crossing

People tell of family members being swept away in desperate attempts to escape the advance of the M23 rebel group

Radio France Internationale

Southern African bloc decides to end military mission in DRC

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January.

The Independent UK

Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching

The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group

International Business Times

Sudanese Seek Refuge Underground In Besieged Darfur City

Beneath the broken earth of the besieged Sudanese city of El-Fasher in the western region of Darfur, Nafisa Malik clutches her five children close.

The Independent UK

Video of Burkina Faso massacre appears to implicate government-allied militia, watchdog says

Human Rights Watch says video footage circulating on social networks of a recent civilian massacre in Burkina Faso appears to implicate government-allied militia

The Guardian - UK

Aid workers warn ‘people are dying and they’re going to continue dying’ as funding cuts hit

Moves by US, UK and other donors to cut aid mean ‘high malnutrition rates, starvation and death’, say experts

The Independent UK

UN World Food Program to cut food aid for over 1 million people in Myanmar

The United Nations food agency says that more than 1 million people in the war-torn nation of Myanmar will be cut off from food assistance due to critical funding shortfalls

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