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Three Chinese citizens were sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in fines for illegally exploiting mineral resources in Congo, according to court filings. The ruling marks the first time foreign mineral brokers have…

Rwanda announced says its has discovery, first oil  confirming 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “We have oil,” said Francis Kamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board,…

Rescuers at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have recovered at least 60 bodies, as they press ahead with their operation. More than 90 survivors have been pulled out as of Tuesday evening, according to authorities. Hundreds more…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has urged Congolese authorities to engage in negotiations with the M23 rebel group, which has recently seized strategic towns in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The group’s escalating…

The Sudanese government’s recent move to introduce new currency notes and require citizens to open bank accounts has increased bank deposits and supported the army's war effort, according to Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim. …

Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, sparked controversy by attending the inauguration of Ghana’s new president, John Mahama, on Tuesday with a holstered pistol visibly strapped to his waist. The unusual move, seen by…

After a prolonged presidential vacuum lasting over two years, Lebanon’s parliament elected Joseph Aoun, the country’s army commander, as head of state. Aoun’s election comes at a critical time for the crisis-stricken nation, which is…

The Guinean government, via its spokesperson, has addressed the two-year prison sentence given to Aliou Bah, the leader of the MoDeL party (Mouvement Démocratique Libéral), for allegedly “offending” President Mamadi Doumbouya. Siaka…

An alert and story on the date of Gabon's presidential election have been withdrawn. They were published in error; the interim president did not announce an election date in his speech on Thursday in which he discussed the transition to…

Leaders from Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece convened in Cairo on Wednesday to address escalating tensions in the Middle East, including conflicts in Gaza, Israel, and Lebanon, and broader instability in Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Sudan. The…