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UN Human Rights Council launches probe into abuses in eastern DR Congo The UN's top human rights body on Friday launched an investigation into alleged abuses during the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and adopted a resolution urging Rwanda-backed M23...

DR Congo: M23 rebels seek to march on Kinshasa In a stadium rally held in the recently captured city of Goma Thursday, M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa asserted that he wanted to march on DR Congo's capital – Kinshasa. Backed by neighbouring Rwanda, the M23 rebels continued advances...

'We want best for people of Tunisia': Birthplace of Arab Spring 'going in reverse into dictatorship' A judge in Tunisia handed down lengthy sentences to prominent politicians and at least one leading journalist in a move seen as targeting critics of autocratic strongman Kais Saied. Offering...

'We're in an aggression situation: Rwanda invaded east DRC with no meaningful self-defence argument' The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's key city of Goma sought to shore up public support amid growing international pressure. As the M23 rebels continue their advance, ignoring...

M23 leader vows to push on in Democratic Republic of Congo Thousands of people gathered in Goma to hear from the leader of the M23 rebels, the group behind the conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Corneille Nangaa called a minute's silence for victims of his fighters' takeover of...

Rwandan FM contests Rwandan presence in DR Congo In tonight's edition: The M23 launches a new offensive in DR Congo's South Kivu, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit. Meanwhile, the Rwandan foreign minister speaks to FRANCE 24 and contests UN...

M23’s unilateral ceasefire a 'ploy', DR Congo govt spokesman says After attacking the eastern DR Congo city of Goma last week, the M23 rebel group unilaterally decreed a humanitarian ceasefire that was supposed to have been in force since Tuesday. Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya on...

Eye on Africa - Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict In tonight's edition: International protests spring up in South Africa and Brussels as demonstrators call for the EU and the global community to do more to sanction those accused of enflaming the conflict in eastern DR Congo...

Trump and South Africa: doing Musk's bidding? We would assume that the new president of the United States has a pretty full in-tray. So at first glance, it was a bit of a surprise to hear Donald Trump lash out at South Africa, threatening to cut aid over its 2023 employment equity act. There’s...

USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted President Donald Trump's overhaul of US foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with some already having...

M23 rebels declare unilateral ceasefire in DR Congo’s war-torn east The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a unilateral humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the DR Congo's (DRC) perennially explosive east, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of...

Rwanda, DR Congo leaders to join emergency summit In tonight's edition: As tensions continue to spiral over the rebel conflict in eastern DR Congo, the country's leader and his Rwandan counterpart, who's accused of pulling the strings of the M23 insurgents, agree to attend an emergency regional...

Dozens killed as fierce fighting rages in south and west Sudan At least 65 people have been killed and 130 wounded during clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in south and west Sudan.

'US driving South Africa and other Global South, non-aligned countries into the arms of China' President Cyril Ramaphosa is rejecting Donald Trump's assertions that South Africa was "confiscating" land and said he was ready to explain his government's land reform policy to his US counterpart...

Kenya's Sengwer community refuses to leave Embobut Forest Kenya's Sengwer community is one of the last to live in the Embobut Forest, in the North Rift Valley. But the government accuses this Indigenous people of damaging the forest and has asked them to leave. Hundreds of families have been...

US strikes in Somalia's Puntland kill 'key figures' from Islamic State group US military strikes in northern Somalia have killed senior members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the head of the semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday.

US conducts airstrikes against Islamic state group in Somalia US President Donald Trump said he ordered military airstrikes to root out Islamic state (IS) group operatives in Somalia on Saturday, in an operation supported by Somalia’s government.

DR Congo's army slows M23 rebels' southern march In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels advance south. Also, the Southern African Development Community holds a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR Congo. And in Kenya, it's time...

Fighting stalls in eastern DR Congo following army offensive A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to have stalled on Saturday after the army took back some ground, two civil society sources and a local official said. In Goma, life is slowly...