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Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after ...
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World panics, as South Africa may lose 600,000 lives in 10 years with Trump administration’s freeze on US aid
The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs had ...
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United Nations warns of dire humanitarian crisis in DRC as fighting intensifies in Goma
The United Nations has issued a stark warning about the dire humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fighting between the army ...
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Congo’s Goma in major escalation of conflict
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, ...
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DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over M23 rebellion, UN calls emergency meeting
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is reportedly severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an ...
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South Sudan suspends social media platforms over videos of killings
South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of ...
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Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province reportedly killed in M23 rebel assault
The Military Governor of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reportedly died from injuries sustained during fighting ...
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Alliance of Sahel States resolve to raise a 5,000-troop military unit to fight jihadists
Three junta-ruled countries in Africa’s Sahel region will join forces to create a 5,000-strong unit to fight the jihadist violence that has for ...
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Seven miners reportedly killed in clash with soldiers in Ashanti region, Ghana Ghana
Ghana – At least seven people have reportedly been killed in a clash with soldiers on duty at a mine in the central ...
International
President Trump withdraws from World Health Organization on first day back in White House
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a move that has drawn sharp ...
