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‘Minerals’: Researcher explains U.S. interest in DRC-Rwanda truce/in /by
While the agreement principally talks about Kinshasa and Kigali, there are dozens of armed groups and proxy forces in the picture, which could complicate any chances of a lasting solution
Ivory Coast: African Union court deals heavy blow to Gbagbo’s fresh presidency bid/in /by
Gbagbo who ruled Ivory Coast from 2000 until he was forced from power in 2011 had ran to the continental court to challenge his disqualification from seeking the presidency over a criminal conviction
Iran: Hundreds of thousands mourn top military figures, civilians killed by Israel/in /by
The caskets of Guard's chief Gen. Hossein Salami, the head of the Guard’s ballistic missile program, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh and others were driven on trucks along the capital's Azadi Street as people in the crowds chanted anti-American slogans
Driven to starvation, Sudanese eat weeds and plants to survive/in /by
After two years of conflict, 24.6 million people in Sudan face acute food insecurity—nearly half the population, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
MONUSCO chief lauds DRC-Rwanda peace deal/in /by
Speaking before the Security Council Friday, the Head of the UN Mission in Congo Bintou Keita called the agreement a major step towards ending years of conflict
Several killed in road crash in Egypt’s governorate of Menofia/in /by
A truck collided with a minibus carrying workers on a regional road in Ashmoun city in Menofia Governorate, the labour ministry said. Only three people survived the accident
Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region.
Sudan’s leader approves seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in El-Fasher/in /by
Sudan’s Sovereign Council President, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has approved a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, amid intensifying clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the p
US and China sign trade deal, agreeing rare earth access and student visas for Chinese nationals/in /by
The US and China have signed an agreement on trade, President Donald Trump said on Friday. The deal will give US companies easier access to rare earth minerals vital for high-tech products, while Washington will stop revoking the visas of Chinese students on US campuses.
Duke basketball coach leads USA players at AmeriCup/in /by
Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and now the Duke women’s coach has a legit chance to lead USA to another gold medal.