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Après Goma et Bukavu, c’est désormais Uvira, dans le Sud-Kivu, qui risque de tomber aux mains de l’AFC-M23. Selon l’AFP, les rebelles, soutenus par le Rwanda, seraient entrés dans la ville ce soir, mais la situation reste confuse. Les combats s’intensifient entre l’armée congolaise, appuyée par des forces burundaises, et …
Read More »US, European powers urge Rwanda to halt DR Congo offensive as militia enters key city
The US and European countries on Tuesday urged Rwanda and its allied M23 rebel militia to halt an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), just days after the countries signed a peace deal in Washington. The appeal came as M23 fighters entered the strategic Congolese city of …
Read More »Fierce fighting in DR Congo as M23 advances towards Uvira
In tonight’s edition, M23 fighters are edging close to the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira, days after Rwanda and the DRC signed a peace deal in Washington. Also, the ICC sentences notorious Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed in Sudan’s Darfur region in …
Read More »RD Congo : Washington et des pays européens exhortent le Rwanda et le M23 à cesser leur offensive
Moins d’une semaine après la signature d’un accord de paix sous médiation américaine entre Kinshasa et Kigali, le groupe de contact pour la région des Grands Lacs (ICG) a exhorté le Rwanda et le groupe armé M23 à stopper « immédiatement » leur offensive.
Read More »Coup d’État déjoué au Bénin : pourquoi le Nigeria a volé au secours de Patrice Talon ?
Le Nigeria a mené des frappes et déployé des troupes au sol dimanche au Bénin, en soutien à l’armée loyaliste, pour mettre en échec une tentative de coup d’État contre le président Patrice Talon. Une manière pour Abuja de se poser en rempart contre la vague de putschs en Afrique …
Read More »ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for 2003–2004 Darfur war crimes
The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s civil war two decades ago. France24 correspondent Fernande Van Tets reports the latest from The Hague.
Read More »France provided ‘logistical’ support to help thwart Benin coup attempt, says Macron aide
Former colonial power France provided logistical support to Benin’s authorities as they moved to thwart a coup attempt at the weekend, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday as the West African nation battling jihadist insurgents continued to hunt for fugitive soldiers behind the botched coup.
Read More »‘Benin has been considered a stable democratic country in an unstable, undemocratic region’
The short-lived coup in Benin, attempting to overthrow President Patrice Talon, was the latest in a series of recent coups across Africa. And they are following a similar pattern of disputed elections, constitutional upheaval, security crises and youth discontent. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Gavin Lee welcomes Nina …
Read More »100 Nigerian students rescued: No comment on negotiations or ransom
Nigeria’s government on Monday rescued 100 schoolchildren abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state, in one of the country’s biggest mass kidnappings in recent years. The students arrived at the government house in Niger’s capital Minna and were handed over to the state governor. Daniel Quinlan reports.
Read More »ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s civil war two decades ago. Charlotte Hughes reports.
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