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DRC appoints its first-ever female prime minister as violence surges in country’s east

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s former planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka has been appointed as the African nation’s first-ever female prime minister amid worsening security and humanitarian situation in the country’s east. Suminwa was appointed on Monday (1 April) by DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who sought to fulfill his campaign promise and make an important […]

French criminal court sentences former Liberian rebel commander to 30 years in jail

A French criminal court has handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity between 1993 and 1994 during Liberia’s first civil war. The 49-year-old had been sentenced to life in prison during a first trial in Paris in 2022. In the appeals […]

UN: Guterres Sacks  Algerian Lamamra after He Failed to Advance Peace Efforts in Sudan

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has fired Algerian diplomat who failed to bridge warring factions in Sudan and appointed Pekka Haavisto of Finland as his new Personal Envoy for Sudan. A UN statement says Mr. Haavisto brings over forty years of experience in politics and international affairs. He held several ministerial positions in the Government of Finland […]