In tonight’s edition, Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week.

Also, Sudanese troops are reportedly within half a kilometer of the presidential p…

Presidents Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame have expressed their support for a ceasefire after a surprise face-to-face meeting in Qatar. Many welcome their commitment as an important development, but it’s not clear whether it will be enough to stop th…

 

In a surprising twist of event, DR Congo and Rwanda presidents held an informal meeting in Qatar on Tuesday. It is their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame expr…

 

In a surprising twist of event, DR Congo and Rwanda presidents held an informal meeting in Qatar on Tuesday. It is their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame expr…

Diplomatic efforts are ongoing to put an end to the conflict in eastern DRC. What should have been a major breakthrough, Congolese government meeting the M23 rebel group in the first direct negotiations, has now been on hold. At the last  minute, the …

In tonight’s edition, Sudan retaliates after Nairobi hosted paramilitary RSF last month: all imports from Kenya have now been banned. 

Also, more than 30 000 tons of Russian fuel donated to the Central African Republic remain stuck in Cameroon.

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Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DRC-Congo. the troops were sent to help Kinshasa rein in the M23 rebels, but they still seized eastern towns in a lightning offensive this year. Angola says direct peace talks are on the…

Angola says that it convinced all combatants in DR Congo’s conflict to come to the table on March 18th for direct peace talks. Luanda has been trying to mediate a ceasefire as M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have advanced through eastern DR Congo this y…

Luanda announced its plan to get Kinshasa and the M23 militia leaders around a table in the Angolan capital in the near future not long after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with his Angolan counterpart on Tuesday to discuss the regional impl…

Tensions are escalating in Kenya over President William Ruto’s hefty church donations, with protests erupting over the weekend amid a national debate about the appropriateness of mixing political influence and religious funding amid a cost of living c…