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In tonight’s edition, a great day for Africa, says Trump, as President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame sign a precious peace deal hoped to end the M23 conflict. Also, Somalis criticize Trump’s remarks calling them ‘garbage’ as racist. And in anticipation of AFCON, it’s time to break down the promise, …
Read More »RD Congo – Rwanda : l’accord de paix signé à Washington dans une ambiance glaciale
Donald Trump a présidé à Washington la signature d’un accord de paix avec ses homologues congolais et rwandais, parlant d’un « miracle » alors même que d’intenses combats se déroulent dans l’est de la RD Congo. Paul Kagame a salué sa médiation « pragmatique », tout en avertissant qu’il y aurait « des hauts et …
Read More »Coup d’État factice en Guinée-Bissau ? Umaro Sissoco Embalo, un président déchu au cœur du soupçon
Ses opposants l’accusent d’avoir orchestré un faux coup d’État pour masquer sa défaite lors du scrutin présidentiel. Retour sur le parcours du président déchu de Guinée-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, homme de réseaux accusé par ses détracteurs de dérives antidémocratiques dans son pays.
Read More »DRC-Rwanda accord: ‘Another episode of Trump comedy show disconnected from reality on the ground’
US President Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for a deal-signing aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo and opening access to the region’s critical minerals for the US government and American companies. The moment provides Trump, who has repeatedly and …
Read More »‘There isn’t peace in Eastern Congo: M23 and Congolese army exchanging hostilities’
In Washington, the signing ceremony between Presidents Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame was staged as a diplomatic breakthrough, marking the first time in a year that the two leaders have even shared a room. Yet beneath the pomp and circumstance is the reality on the ground: the M23 is not …
Read More »Rwanda-DRC agreement under Trump’s shadow: is real change on the horizon?
Under the shadow of US President Donald Trump, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are about to sign a new agreement aimed at easing tensions in the conflict-torn eastern DRC. The deal, celebrated by Trump as a major peace triumph, comes despite ongoing violence on the ground and raises …
Read More »Donald Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo accord even as violence rages
US President Donald Trump is hosting Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump US Institute of Peace to showcase a peace deal, despite ongoing violence in eastern DRC. The agreement is also seen as a strategic move to give the US …
Read More »Sudan: Following RSF attack on Zamzam, Amnesty International calls for investigation into war crimes
Rights group Amnesty International is calling for a war crimes investigation over a large-scale attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on a refugee camp earlier this year. Amnesty alleges that the RSF, fighting Sudan’s army since April 2023, « deliberately killed civilians, took hostages, pillaged and destroyed mosques, schools and …
Read More »Algerian court upholds 7-year sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes
An Algerian appeals court has upheld a 7-year prison sentence for French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, accusing him of “glorifying terrorism” after he reported in the Kabylia region and interviewed a football official linked to a banned separatist group. Gleizes’ family and supporters, including Reporters Without Borders, say he was …
Read More »Trump to host Kagame, Tshisekedi for Rwanda–RD Congo peace deal signing
US President Donald Trump is set on Thursday to bring together Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DR Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi at the White House for the signing of a deal aimed at ending the conflict between their countries and opening access to the mineral-rich African region. Fighting in eastern DR Congo …
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