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Sub-saharan Africa saw a record 16.5 mil. internally displaced people in 2022 — report

A “perfect storm” of overlapping conflicts in African countries and Ukraine, coupled with climate change-triggered disasters around the world forced a record 71.1 million people to flee within their own country in 2022, monitors said on Thursday (11 May). An unprecedented 71.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs) were registered last year — up 20% from […]

M23 Rebels capture strategic town in Eastern Congo

The M23 rebel group has seized control of Kalembe town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marking a significant expansion of their territorial control after an eight-month standoff. The Tutsi-led insurgents captured the town from Congolese armed forces and government-allied Wazalendo fighters on Sunday, according to local official Kabaki Alimasi. While civilians were not directly […]

Akon inks agreement with Senegal to build ‘real-life Wakanda’

US hip-hop star Akon has finally signed the agreement for Akon City to be built in Senegal, the artist said in a tweet. In 2018, the 42-year-old singer has announced plans to build a “real-life Wakanda” — a reference to the fictional land of Wakanda in Marvel’s Black Panther –, on the back of his […]