DRC and M23 rebels eye peace monitoring agreement in Switzerland
The latest negotiations come as clashes spill into the South Kivu highlands, with civilians ‘caught in the middle’.
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‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congo
Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.
At least 23 killed after blasts hit Nigeria’s Maiduguri, police say
Police say ‘preliminary investigation reveals that the incidents were carried out by suspected suicide bombers’.
Israel bombs Basij checkpoints in Tehran as US, Iran trade fire and jabs
Drone strikes have hit the paramilitary’s heavily armed checkpoints this week, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
Students among 17 dead in RSF drone attack in Sudan’s White Nile State
Sudanese Doctors Network says ‘horrific crime represents a continuation of the violations committed by the RSF.’
UN aid worker killed in drone strike in DR Congo’s rebel-held Goma
UN said one of its staff members and two other people were killed, after M23 rebels said a ‘combat drone’ hit the city.
Israeli attacks, threats fuel mass displacement crisis in southern Lebanon
Tens of thousands have fled their homes in Lebanon’s south as Israel issues forced evacuation order for entire area.
US sanctions Rwandan army and top officials for supporting M23 in DRC
Kinshasa welcomed the sanctions while Kigali said the US move ‘unjustly’ targets Rwanda.
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West African regional army: Why thousands of soldiers are deploying
How will strained ties between ECOWAS and neighbours Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso affect the fight against armed groups?
Air attacks on Kabul push Pakistan-Taliban crisis into uncharted territory
Analysts warn escalation may embolden armed groups and destabilise both Afghanistan and Pakistan. What happens next?
Mass graves with 171 bodies found in eastern DR Congo: Report
A local governor says authorities found two mass graves in the outskirts of the eastern city of Uvira.
