DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire
The ceasefire deal, formalised through a Declaration of Principles, was signed after a series of discussions that began in April In a significant development
UN renews Libya arms ship checks
Thirteen Council members voted in favour of the resolution, while Russia and China abstained. The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the
Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers
The Red Cross said in a statement it helped escort the 1,359 disarmed members of the government forces and their families from Goma to
Over 45,000 affected by Somalia flash floods
The Horn of Africa is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, and extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and intense
Kanga power!
A partnership between Kenya, the UK and private sector to deliver growth and jobs by reducing reliance on foreign imports, supporting women and the
African peacekeeping mission in Somalia ‘needs 8,000 more troops’
The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia, or AUSSOM, is tasked with combating the Al-Shabab group, whose attacks are stoking fears of
Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army
M23 has seized eastern Congo’s two largest cities in a swift offensive that has left thousands dead, forced hundreds of thousands to flee their
Rwanda-backed rebels push into Congo’s mineral-rich town
The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the
Sudan’s army retakes Republican Palace
The army’s gain came as a Sudanese pro-democracy activist group said RSF fighters had killed at least 45 people in a city in the
Southern African bloc ends military mission in DR Congo
The SADC mission that has suffered losses this year will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops The Southern African regional bloc has said
