Voting has begun, after almost a three-hour delay, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) presidential election as authorities scrambled to finalise preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenges. Some 44 million people — almost half the population — are expected to vote. But many, including…
Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC. The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of gradually phasing out its peacekeeping operations known as MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The 15-member body voted…
NewsFeed The Democratic Republic of the Congo goes to the polls this week to decide who will lead the country as it faces an insurgency, a refugee crisis, and immense poverty despite huge mineral wealth. Al Jazeera’s Shola Lawal takes a look at what’s at stake in this election. Published…
The ADF has carried out multiple attacks in Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last decade. At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday,…
The blast occurred in downtown Conakry, at the only oil terminal in the West African country. At least eight people were killed and 84 injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea’s capital Conakry early on Monday, a senior police officer said. The officer said the toll was…
NewsFeed A huge fire has broken out in Guinea’s capital Conakry after an explosion at a fuel depot. There are reports that dozens of injured people have been taken to two of the city’s main hospitals. Published On 18 Dec 202318 Dec 2023 Check out our Latest News and Follow…
Kenya’s foreign ministry says it ‘strongly disassociates’ with a DRC opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi. Kenya has “strongly disassociated” itself from a Congolese opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi, spurring a diplomatic row with Kinshasa. The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
For the voters, the referendum marks a long-awaited return to civilian rule since the April 2021 military takeover. Chadians have started voting on a new constitution as a stepping stone to next year’s election that aims to mend political and community division in the oil-producing, yet impoverished and fragmented country….
The world produces enough food to feed all of its 8 billion people, yet hundreds of millions go hungry every day. There is no shortage of food being produced globally. Yet, more than 735 million people faced chronic hunger in 2022. The United Nations has called for urgent humanitarian action…
Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown by members of his presidential guard on July 26 and has been detained with his family since then. A West African court has ruled that the ousted president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and his family have been arbitrarily detained and called for his reinstatement. Bazoum was…
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