DR Congo conflict tests China's diplomatic balancing act
When it comes to China's economic ties with DR Congo, the UN Comtrade Database shows that for years China has been DR Congo's ...
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South Africa confirms US withdrawal of $1.5bn Just Energy Transition Partnership pledge
The Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit (JET PMU) indicated that the withdrawal was communicated on February 28 by the US Embassy ... the JETP with South Africa on the sidelines ...
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JFK Files Expose Secret CIA Base in Nairobi and Five Other African Cities
The recently released JFK assassination files, declassified by President Donald Trump, reveal that the CIA secretly operated ...
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Six police killed in Kenya ‘by al-Shabaab’; Gabon approves coup leader Nguema for presidential vote
At least six police personnel were killed in Kenya and four were injured in an attack on a police camp by suspected Islamist militants in Garissa county in the country’s east on the border with ...
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South Africa: Can Trump be appeased? Ramaphosa’s 4‑point keep‑calm strategy
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to calm the waters domestically after attacks by the new United States administration on ...
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Diplomats are booted as DRC conflict goes on
The majority of the people in eastern DRC are Tutsis who have strong ties with other Tutsi groups across the border. Tutsis ...
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SADC to withdraw troops from Eastern DRC after failed mission
At least 19 soldiers from South Africa, Malawi, and Tanzania died when M23 rebels captured Goma, the largest city in eastern DRC, in January 2024. The attack marked a major setback for both SADC ...
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Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
“The scale of sexual violence against children in eastern DRC is beyond a crisis – it is a tragedy. We are seeing an alarming increase in cases, not seen in years, with many young survivors ...
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Southern Africa: Committee Welcomes Decision to Terminate SADC Mission in DRC, Calls for Continued Diplomatic Interventions
The Chairpersons welcomed the decision, especially following the death of 14 SANDF soldiers in the DRC and the need to ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing ...
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MK23 forces South Africa and allies out of DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced the withdrawal of its peacekeeping mission from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing the need for a strategic ...
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SA-DRC launch ambitious R3bn trade corridor to revolutionise African commerce
More than 60 representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) visited South Africa's administrative capital of Tshwane and Durban this week as part of the Africa Trade and Investment ...