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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...

Sudanese paramilitary kill scores of civilians in attack on Khartoum market At least 54 civilians were killed at a market place in greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source, in a strike by the Sudanese paramilitary, who have been locked in conflict with the country’s regular...

Goma, Gaza, Sudan's “Turning Point”? Trump & Co This week, conflict and crisis dominate the headlines. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 rebels have seized the key city of Goma, forcing thousands to flee and reigniting tensions over Rwanda’s alleged involvement. In Gaza, displaced...

Ivory Coast seeks to protect endangered pygmy hippos He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy hippopotamus is on the brink of extinction. Of the 2,500...

M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo In tonight's edition: The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in eastern DR Congo, seizing two districts in South Kivu province. The Rwandan-backed rebel group reportedly faces little resistance. Meanwhile, East African leaders have called for an...

Diplomatic tensions rise over DR Congo conflict In tonight's edition: Rwandan President Paul Kagame strongly rejects criticism of his country's involvement in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels backed by Kigali appear to have taken control of much of the provincial capital Goma. Hospitals there...

Hundreds hospitalised as fighting in DR Congo intensifies Hundreds of wounded have been admitted to hospitals in Goma following days of intense clashes between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed armed group M23. The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a...

M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23...

Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala hospital nurse A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the...

French ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key had link in France's military presence in...