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UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission in DRC to 2025
The United Nations Security Council has voted to extend the mandate for a long-running U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo for another year.
This follows further delaying an agreed withdrawal from the eastern…
Congo replaces top military chief amid eastern conflict
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top military officers in a major reshuffle amid the ongoing fight against rebels in the country's eastern region, state media announced.
The Chief…
ECOWAS sets exit date for coup-hit states
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented disintegration of the grouping.
In a first in the 15-nation bloc’s…
West and Central African people face hunger – UN
More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency said Friday.
According to a new report…
Somalia pushes for universal coverage
The importance of access to health services for all Somalis came under the spotlight this week at an event in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to mark the Universal Health Coverage Day (UHCD).
“Achieving universal health coverage and…
Rwanda declares end of Marburg virus
The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over today by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported over the last 42 days after the last patient tested negative for the virus twice, as per the usual protocol for ending…
Burkina Faso frees four French spies after Moroccan mediation
Four French nationals held in Burkina Faso for a year have been released following mediation from Morocco, France and Morocco said on Thursday, resolving a diplomatic row over their detention.
The head of France's foreign intelligence…
Guinea Ex-Minister sentences to five years imprisonment over corruption
A court in Guinea has sentenced former Defence Minister Mohamed Diané to five years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement, and money laundering.
Diané, who served under ex-President Alpha Condé from 2015 to 2021, must…
French President surveys cyclone damage in Mayotte
France's President Emmanuel Macron promised more help to the people of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte as he surveyed the devastation that Cyclone Chido wrought across the French territory.
"We will continue to act together, more…
MNJTF Troops Eliminate 10 Terrorists, Repel Attack In Darak,
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 1 in Mora, have eliminated 10 terrorists and repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram/ ISWAP Terrorists on the military base at Darak in Cameroon.
A statement…