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DRC-M23 peace talks to go ahead in Angola despite rebel withdrawal
Angola's presidency confirmed that peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and the M23 rebel group will proceed as planned in Luanda, ... Read More
UNICEF Warns of ‘Horrible’ Impact of Sudan’s Civil War on 16 Million Children
The head of UNICEF, Catherine Russell, has revealed on March 13 that 16 million children in Sudan are suffering immensely due to the ongoing civil ... Read More
EAC operations jeopardized as member states fail to remit contributions
The East African Community (EAC) is grappling with a severe financial crisis, with member states failing to remit over $62 million in contributions for the ... Read More
Arab leaders reject Trump’s Gaza plan, endorse Egyptian reconstruction proposal
Arab leaders have firmly rejected US president Donald Trump’s controversial plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza and redevelop the region, endorsing an Egyptian-proposed reconstruction plan ... Read More
DRC: soldier desertion trials highlight army in disarray amid rebel advances
Trials of Congolese soldiers accused of desertion, murder, and looting shed light on a military grappling with poor morale and dysfunction, amid ongoing rebel advances ... Read More
ECOWAS mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after president Embalo’s threat of expulsion
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have ended their mission to ... Read More
Corruption worsens globally, with many African nations at bottom of Transparency’s 2024 Index
Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) paints a bleak picture of corruption worldwide, with many African countries showing their worst results in over a ... Read More
Inflation-hit Nigeria to criminalize corn exports to meet local needs
Nigeria’s senate plans to pass legislation to criminalize the export of corn amid concerns over hunger and rising staple prices in Africa’s most populous nation. ... Read More
Palestinian ‘Happy Holidays’ movie wins Marrakech International Film Festival’s top prize, l’Etoile d’Or
The 21st annual Marrakech International Film Festival concluded on Saturday with the awarding of the festival’s various prizes. The prize, the Golden Star, was awarded ... Read More
Morocco’s OCP to raise 5bln dirhams in ordinary bond
Morocco’s OCP group plans to issue an ordinary bond to raise 5 billion dirhams or 500 million dollars as it seeks funding for its ambitious ... Read More