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6 hours ago · Congolese refugees pass through the Bunagana border with Uganda as they flee from fighting between M23 rebels and DRC government forces on October 24, 2022. The UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all ...

1 day ago · But the former president defended the two mediation efforts, the other being the Luanda process, saying they had only been derailed by a number of factors, including their mandates, the escalation of fighting in eastern Congo after the DRC elections in December 2023, and the withdrawal of the EAC Regional Force whose mandate his …

Refugees in Dadaab speak of 'buufis' - a term used to describe the extreme anxiety that long waits for resettlement can cause. The M23 rebel alliance besieged Goma and forced hundreds of local troops to surrender, a move that has been condemned by regional leaders and …

1 day ago · M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week. The capture of Nyabibwe on Lake Kivu takes the rebels a step closer to the ...

1 day ago · The East African Community is banking on counterparts in the Southern Africa Development Community to address trust deficits within its ranks, having manifested lately in skipped meetings. On Friday, the two blocs will meet for the first time to discuss the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

Jan 18, 2025 · A placard, rose flower petals and a steel chain lay on the ground abandoned after riot police officers detained protesters demonstrating against a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December 30, 2024. East African countries have ...

Dec 22, 2024 · “Extreme weather and climate change, now more severe and frequent, are the primary drivers of food insecurity in the region. The agriculture and livestock sector is dominated by rain-fed agriculture and the changing climate disproportionately affects the vulnerable groups,” the report said, but also blamed protracted armed …

On Saturday, the opposition CCC party said it won’t oppose calls to extend President Mnangagwa's tenure. Mozambican opposition leading figure, who fled the country following October 9 disputed presidential polls, returned to Maputo Thursday and proclaimed himself as the country’s head of state ...