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DRC leader accuses EAC force of siding with enemy M23 rebels

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused East African Community (EAC) regional force deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy rebels, while scores of soldiers and militiamen were reported killed Thursday (11 May) in a latest attack on the outskirts of the capital city Kinshasa. DRC […]

MAP news agency at odds with national press council

MAP news agency published a story on Monday saying that it will proceed to deliver its own press accreditations to its journalists while describing the national body governing national press accreditations as “unconstitutional and unelected.” It did not take long for the council to respond with a detailed statement warning the administration of the state […]

Africa climate summit concludes with ‘Nairobi declaration’ seeking global tax on fossil fuels

A landmark African Climate Summit (ACS) ended on Wednesday (6 September) after the political and business leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration that seeks to address climate challenges in the continent and that represents a united front for Africa before negotiations for more funding at COP28. The ACS was dominated by discussions of how to mobilize […]