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The people of Kibati, in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been celebrating after roads reopened, following weeks of harsh controls from a rebel group. Kibati, near the town of Rutshuru , was one of the many areas that fell under the control of the M23 armed group. Fighting has continued between the rebels and… Read More

French and Senegalese ministers sign agreements on Thursday focused on youth development in an effort to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. This happened as the two countries held an intergovernmental seminar in Champs-sur-Marne, just outside of Paris on Thursday to discuss several issues at hand. Dozens of other agreements were met as the two countries outlined major steps on… Read More

The prosecutor’s office has demanded a three-year prison sentence for corruption and influence peddling against a former adviser to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who claimed his innocence and asked the court to “acquit” him, during a public hearing in Kinshasa. Prosecutor Dady Malembe asked the judges of the Kinshasa-Gombe peace court to sentence Vidiye Tshimanga to “three years of penal… Read More

A new report from the World health Organization (WHO) claims that the coronavirus pandemic interrupted efforts to control malaria resulting in 63,000 additional deaths and 13 million more infections globally over two years. The report, published this Thursday, adds that cases of the disease went up in 2020 and continued to climb in 2021 although at a slower pace. “Through disruptions… Read More

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Tunisian government of not doing enough to protect women against domestic violence despite progressive legislation it adopted five years ago. In a report released on Thursday the New York-based NGO said implementation of the law by the authorities remained “insufficient”. “The report reveals a gap between the law’s text – which is very good… Read More

South Africa’s former health minister, Zweli Mkhize, is the main contender to run against scandal-plagued President Cyril Ramaphosa to lead the ANC. The party in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago meets next week to decide who will lead the country in the 2024 general election. “I have received a nomination which means that there are members… Read More

As the conflict in eastern DRC rages on between government forces and the M23 rebels supported by Rwanda, many young people are turning to video games. For the past two months, Samuel Vijey, a young computer engineer, has been designing THE RED, a video game in which the main player is a commando from the DRC’s armed forces. “The main… Read More

The government in Burkina Faso has granted a licence to a Russian mining company, Norgold, to operate a new gold mine. The operating permit is for a period of four years in an area situated in the northern central region. The Russian company already operates three gold mines in the north of the country. Both sites have been plagued by… Read More

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 29-30 according to preliminary findings, the UN mission in the country said. Authorities in Kinshasa had said that some 300 people, almost all civilians, had died in M23 attacks in the village of Kishishe in the eastern North Kivu province. The group had denied being… Read More

As drought grips the Horn of Africa region, tens of thousands of Somalis are crossing over into Kenya in search of water and food for their families. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), over 80,000 Somalis have arrived in Kenya in the past two years, fleeing a complex mix of conflict and drought. Somali families escaping drought at home… Read More