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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent truce.The surprise announcement follows talks mediated by Qatar. The two sides said they had “agreed to work towards the …

DR Congo government and M23 make joint truce pledgeThu, 24 Apr 2025 07:26:44 GMT Read More »

Huge crowds were expected on Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis’s body on the second day of public tributes, afer St Peter’s Basilica stayed open almost all night to accomodate the crowds.Close to 20,000 people filtered past the Catholic leader’s red-lined wooden coffin in the first eight hours of the lying in state on …

Huge crowds expected for second day of pope lying in stateThu, 24 Apr 2025 06:32:20 GMT Read More »

Desperate Ugandans are using poison to kill thousands of migrating white storks and other protected birds because they have so few sources of food. In Ayoreri, a village on the Kenyan border, Sam Chekwoi, 42, said unpredictable rains and droughts have made it increasingly hard to feed his two wives and 11 children. “I used to farm …

Ugandans kill migrating storks in desperation for foodThu, 24 Apr 2025 06:21:55 GMT Read More »

Supporters of Ivory Coast’s main opposition party are set to demonstrate outside courts on Thursday to protest the removal of their candidate from an upcoming presidential election. An Abidjan court on Tuesday struck Tidjane Thiam off the electoral list — a decision that cannot be appealed and rules him out of standing in the October 25 …

I.Coast opposition supporters to protest against leader’s ouster from pollThu, 24 Apr 2025 05:37:58 GMT Read More »

Bodies were discovered near a Malian military camp days after the army and Russian mercenaries arrested dozens of civilians, witnesses told AFP Wednesday.Mali, ruled by a junta following coups in 2020 and 2021, has been grappling with widespread insecurity for more than a decade, largely fuelled by Islamist fighters linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic …

Bodies found near Mali military camp after mass civilian arrests: witnessesThu, 24 Apr 2025 05:05:35 GMT Read More »

Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu was set to appear in court on Thursday to face a charge of treason, which carries a potential death penalty, weeks after his party was disqualified from upcoming elections.Authorities in the east African nation have increasingly cracked down on the opposition Chadema party ahead of the presidential and parliamentary polls …

Tanzania opposition leader due in court on treason chargeThu, 24 Apr 2025 03:21:58 GMT Read More »

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered the closure of a US agency that invested billions in African and other developing countries’ infrastructure in return for good governance, effectively ceding ground to China.The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will immediately exit projects around the world, from building roads to modernizing electricity grids, likely leaving the works …

Trump kills US agency funding Africa infrastructureThu, 24 Apr 2025 00:04:45 GMT Read More »

France and Madagascar announced Wednesday they would strengthen economic cooperation through several ambitious projects, including a major hydroelectric dam, as President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a two-day state visit to the Indian Ocean island.The first official trip by a French president in 20 years is intended to strengthen bilateral ties and consolidate France’s presence in …

French president announces economic deals with MadagascarWed, 23 Apr 2025 16:30:35 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast’s main opposition party has called for “marches” outside courts on Thursday, six months ahead of a presidential election, in protest against the removal of its candidate from the race.An Abidjan court on Tuesday struck Tidjane Thiam off the electoral list — a decision that cannot be appealed and rules him out of standing …

I.Coast opposition calls marches against leader’s eviction from electoral raceWed, 23 Apr 2025 16:04:44 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast’s main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam, struck off the electoral list in a row over his nationality, told AFP Wednesday his party would not replace him as its candidate in October’s presidential election.Tensions in the west African country are running high, with Thiam the latest of several prominent figures, including former president Laurent Gbagbo, …

I.Coast’s barred opposition leader says is party’s only presidential candidateWed, 23 Apr 2025 12:17:33 GMT Read More »