The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east said Monday they were withdrawing from peace talks this week with the Congolese government, saying that international sanctions on the group's members have undermined such dia...
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A possible new technology may help survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan, but it's not without its challenges.
The European Union announced on Monday that it has imposed targeted sanctions on nine leaders of the M23 rebel movement and Rwandan army officers due to their involvement in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sudanese officials announced on Sunday that numerous bodies have been discovered at the bottom of a well in Khartoum, just days after the military expelled a notorious paramilitary group from the area.
The documentary film Khartoum won the Gilda Vieira de Mello Prize at the 25th edition of the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Two months after the M23 captured the city, Goma is facing an unprecedented financial crisis.
A coalition of around twenty opposition parties has backed Thiam as its candidate. With the opposition divided, Thiam has emerged as the leading figure to take on the ruling RHDP party which is yet to name its candidate
Rwanda said Monday it had given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country after cutting ties with Brussels. Belgium recently froze aid and suspended trade agreements over Kigali's aggression in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo
A crucial week lies ahead for the Eastern Congo issue. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 armed group have been invited for talks on Tuesday, March 18, in Luanda, Angola.
