United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where fierce fighting raged as Kigali-backed fighters closed in on the major city of Goma.As clashes escalated with the deaths of around a dozen foreign peacekeepers, the UN Security Council prepared an emergency meeting on the …
Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the UN Security Council prepared an emergency meeting.As the fighting intensified, both the DRC and Rwanda withdrew their diplomats from each other’s capitals.The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South …
Sudan’s army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building, which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted in April 2023.”Our forces are in their best condition,” Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told army commanders at the reclaimed headquarters close to the city centre and …
The UN Security Council will convene an emergency meeting on Sunday over deadly clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after Kinshasa withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as Rwanda-backed rebels advanced on the key city of Goma.The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu have been plagued by conflicts for three decades, with the …
The Democratic Republic of Congo withdrew its diplomats from Kigali as the Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced on the key city of Goma in the east of the country.”Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma,” Congolese army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge told reporters late Saturday.The UN Security Council announced it had brought forward its …
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces — from South Africa, Malawi and Uruguay — have been killed in recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Congolese army is battling Rwandan-backed M23 fighters.Their governments announced the losses in statements Saturday as M23 forces tried to advance on Goma, the key city in the …
13 peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in eastern DRCongoSat, 25 Jan 2025 21:15:54 GMT Read More »
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed 67 people and injured dozens, local activists and a medical source said Saturday, updating an earlier toll.”Thirty-seven of those injured in the drone strike yesterday died today, bringing the number of victims up to 67,” the source …
Drone attack on hospital kills 67 in Sudan’s DarfurSat, 25 Jan 2025 16:51:54 GMT Read More »
Six foreign peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters intensified on Saturday, officials said.Fighting raged in the region despite calls from the international community for the Rwandan-backed M23 to halt its advance on Goma, the key city in the mineral-rich east and …
Six peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DRCSat, 25 Jan 2025 16:07:55 GMT Read More »
Three South African peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting intensified on Saturday between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters, a political party said.Fighting raged in the region despite calls from the international community for the M23 to halt its advance on Goma, the key city in the east …
S. African peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DRCSat, 25 Jan 2025 12:45:50 GMT Read More »
A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday.The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening “led to the destruction” of the hospital’s emergency building, the source told AFP, requesting anonymity for fear of retaliation.It was …
