Rwanda agrees on EAC-mediated ceasefire, M23 withdrawal, in eastern DRC

Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame are reported to have agreed on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from captured territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to the East African Community (EAC) bloc, both leaders agreed via telephone “on the need for […]

Former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta appointed to mediate crisis in Eastern DRC

The leaders of East African Community, EAC, have appointed former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta to broker political negotiations to end the security crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the army is facing some 100 armed groups. The appointment came during a high-level meeting on the sideline of ongoing COP27 in Egypt. […]

Sudan: RSF shelling in El Fasher kills 9 civilians, wounds 17

At least nine civilians have been killed and 17 wounded following artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, on Sunday, according to a statement released by the Sudanese army on Monday March 31. The violence is part of the ongoing clashes between the […]