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Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of most of the key city of Goma during heavy fighting with the Congolese military.The weeks-long advance by the M23 armed group prompted calls from mediator Angola for urgent talks, as well rising international criticism and …

Rwanda-backed fighters advance in DR CongoWed, 29 Jan 2025 22:06:41 GMT Read More »

Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their lightning offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of most of the key city of Goma during heavy fighting with the Congolese military.The weeks-long advance by the M23 armed group has prompted calls from mediator Angola for urgent talks, as well rising international …

Rwanda-backed fighters advance into DR Congo after mostly seizing cityWed, 29 Jan 2025 19:45:11 GMT Read More »

Dozens of Romanian security contractors in the eastern DR Congo crossed the border into neighbouring Rwanda on Wednesday to surrender to authorities following days of deadly fighting, according to Kigali.Rwanda-backed fighters controlled almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma, a key mineral trading hub, Wednesday after a lightening offensive.A long line of men, many …

Romanian security contractors surrender amid DR Congo fightingWed, 29 Jan 2025 17:44:29 GMT Read More »

Rwanda-backed fighters were in control of almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma Wednesday where residents were re-emerging after days of deadly fighting and Angola urged leaders of both countries to attend peace talks.The M23 armed group and Rwandan troops entered central Goma on Sunday night, progressively seizing the city’s airport and other …

Rwanda-backed group controls most of DRC city as mediator urges talksWed, 29 Jan 2025 17:02:14 GMT Read More »

Former swimming great Kirsty Coventry says she sees no problem in being a candidate to become the most powerful person in sport despite being a minister in the Zimbabwean government whose election in 2023 was described as neither “free nor fair.”The two-time Olympic gold medallist — she has seven medals in all — has been …

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Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions.The withdrawal has shaken the Economic Community of West African States, which many consider to be the continent’s most important regional group and this year marks its 50th anniversary.While …

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially leave W.Africa blocWed, 29 Jan 2025 13:34:19 GMT Read More »

Rwanda-backed fighters controlled most of the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Wednesday as residents slowly emerged from their homes after days of deadly fighting in the key mineral trading hub.The M23 armed group and Rwandan troops have seized the airport and most of the centre and neighbourhoods since marching into the eastern provincial …

Key DR Congo city close to falling to Rwanda-backed fightersWed, 29 Jan 2025 12:54:49 GMT Read More »

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma. The M23 armed group took control of Goma’s airport on Tuesday, a security source said, following days of intense …

Rwanda, DR Congo leaders in crisis summit as Goma’s fate hangs in balanceWed, 29 Jan 2025 05:25:12 GMT Read More »

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Mona Ibrahim has already buried two of her children.In the span of just two months, the Sudanese mother watched helplessly as severe malnutrition killed her 10-year-old daughter, Rania, and her eight-month-old son, Montasir, in the famine-stricken Zamzam displacement camp.”I could only hold them as they faded away,” Ibrahim, 40, told AFP via video call, sitting …

‘No food, nothing’: famine grips SudanWed, 29 Jan 2025 03:08:11 GMT Read More »