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DRC: Uvira’s displaced lose hope as US ultimatum on Rwanda troops expires
After a US ultimatum expires, displaced people in Uvira are losing hope as the situation remains unchanged. July 15 marked...
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The United States on Monday announced a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could include further sanctions...
Read moreDetailsRebels in Congo see Ebola as chance to show governing credentials
Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting...
Read moreDetailsNigeria rescues schoolchildren, teachers abducted in Oyo, presidency says
At least 39 schoolchildren and six teachers kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state nearly two months ago have been rescued...
Read moreDetailsRussia and Sahel states deepen military ties as insurgent attacks persist
Russia and the West African countries making up the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso...
Read moreDetailsRussia is ready to help Mozambique fight ‘terrorist threat’, TASS cites Lavrov
Russia is ready to help Mozambique eliminate the "terrorist threat" it faces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsSomalia peacekeeping mission at risk as US blocks UN support, sources say
The United States has said it will prevent the United Nations from supporting an African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia...
Read moreDetailsInsurgents stage coordinated attacks on army positions across Mali
Insurgents staged attacks on army positions across Mali on Saturday, including in a northern town where government and Russian fighters...
Read moreDetailsKenyan police open fire at protest against reported abductions, witnesses say
Kenyan police opened fire at a protest in Nairobi against reported abductions on Tuesday, killing at least one person, two...
Read moreDetailsPuntland-Mogadishu tensions rise over arms‑smuggling claim
Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region have accused the federal government in Mogadishu of smuggling weapons into the state to fuel...
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