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DRC rebels attack in eastern town kill 19 people


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At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said. The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians,…

Burundi accuses Rwanda of training rebels


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Rwandan authorities have accused the Burundian leader of making "inflammatory allegations aimed at sowing division among Rwandans", reigniting tensions that have persisted since Burundi closed all crossing points with Rwanda earlier this…

Mali summons Algeria ambassador over contacts with Tuareg rebels


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The Malian ambassador to Algiers was summoned to the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday to discuss "the latest developments in the situation in the sub-Saharan country", the day after Bamako summoned the Algerian ambassador to…

Former Ethiopian minister arrest over links with Oromo rebels


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Ethiopian police have announced the arrest of a former minister accused of "collaborating" with Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels. Taye Dendea, former Minister Delegate for Peace, had posted on his Facebook account on Monday a letter…

ICC: DRC files 2nd complaint against M23 rebels


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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, against the Rwandan army-M23 coalition for crimes committed in the east of the country. "The…

Southern African troops to deploy against rebels in east DRC


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Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades. A special summit of the 16-bloc Southern African…

Sudanese special envoy urges rebels to put down arms


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Ethiopia received an envoy for Sudan’s General Abdel-Fattah Burhan to discuss the ongoing conflict amid reports of continuing violence in Khartoum. The special envoy said that the Sudanese government would soon put an end to the…

Ethiopian government, Oromo rebel group begin talks in Zanzibar


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Ethiopian federal government and a rebel group from the country's Oromia region opened peace talks in the Tanzanian island archipelago of Zanzibar, according to a spokesperson for the militants. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the…

Ethiopian Government, Oromo rebels to hold talks


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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced on Sunday evening that peace talks would begin on Tuesday with the OLA, a rebel group active in the country's largest and most populous region of Oromia, which surrounds the capital Addis…

Chad pardons 380 rebels jailed over former president death


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Chad's interim president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, has pardoned 380 rebels from group, The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT). They were part of a group of 400 people who were handed life sentences last Tuesday in connection with the…