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The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit.The United Nations meanwhile said the battle for the key city of Goma, which the M23 and Rwandan troops seized last …

M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DR Congo offensiveWed, 05 Feb 2025 20:47:01 GMT Read More »

Italy’s government Wednesday blamed its much-criticised release of a Libyan war crimes suspect on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which it accused of presenting a poorly written arrest warrant.The case of Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya’s judicial police, has sparked a major political row for Italy’s hard-right government, with opposition parties pressing for Prime …

Italy blames badly drafted ICC warrant for Libyan suspect’s releaseWed, 05 Feb 2025 16:27:52 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s unlikely unity government has been stretched and cracked in the seven months since it was formed but remains intact under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivers its first state of the nation address Thursday.Several loud quarrels have erupted over sticking points such as language education in schools and Ramaphosa’s warm words …

S.Africa’s unity govt stays the course after stormy startWed, 05 Feb 2025 15:22:06 GMT Read More »

President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into “panic mode”, with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped dead in their tracks.Trump last week ordered a suspension of foreign assistance, while his billionaire ally Elon Musk has boasted he is putting the vast US humanitarian agency USAID “through the …

‘People are going to die’: USAID cuts create panic in AfricaWed, 05 Feb 2025 15:10:35 GMT Read More »

The British government was grilled in parliament on Wednesday as it denied claims by Mauritius that a new deal to return the Chagos Islands changes the lease terms for a key US military base.The foreign ministry hit back at reports that Britain would pay Mauritius up to £18 billion ($22 billion) to use Diego Garcia …

UK says ‘no change’ to terms in Chagos US base dealWed, 05 Feb 2025 15:03:32 GMT Read More »

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining town in South Kivu province, as they resumed their advance towards the regional capital Bukavu.Just days after capturing the strategic city of Goma in neighbouring North Kivu, the M23 armed group had declared a unilateral …

M23, Rwanda troops launch fresh east DR Congo offensiveWed, 05 Feb 2025 15:02:11 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s president has raised concerns to Elon Musk about “disinformation” after US President Donald Trump claimed the government was “confiscating land”, his spokesman said Wednesday.President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with South African-born Musk on Tuesday, following the comments from Trump who appeared to be referring to a land expropriation act signed last month.”We flagged our …

S.Africa president raises US ‘disinformation’ with MuskWed, 05 Feb 2025 14:59:55 GMT Read More »

In the seven months since it was formed, South Africa’s unlikely unity government has been stretched and cracked but remains intact under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who delivers its first state of the nation address Thursday.Several loud quarrels have erupted over sticking points such as language education in schools and Ramaphosa’s warm words …

S.Africa’s unity govt stays the course after a stormy startWed, 05 Feb 2025 10:00:54 GMT Read More »

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian “ceasefire” from Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between the Congolese and Rwandan leaders.The M23 and Rwandan troops last week seized Goma — the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu region that has been blighted by conflict …

Rwandan-backed group declares ceasefire in DRC’s war-torn eastTue, 04 Feb 2025 19:35:13 GMT Read More »