African News
Rebels' battlefield advantage in east Congo complicates push for talks
By: Reuters 19th March 2025 For years, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo demanded direct negotiations with Congolese authorities. Battlefield... →
Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies
By: Reuters 19th March 2025 In a nutrition ward at a hospital in Sudan's war-stricken capital, gaunt mothers lie next to even thinner toddlers with wide, sunken eyes. The... →
Trump aid pull-back prompts talk, not action, from African leaders
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Leaders across Africa have said US President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly end billions of dollars of aid to the continent is a wake up call... →
African economies reassess interest-rates path with eye on Trump
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Central banks in South Africa, Egypt and several other African nations will pronounce on interest rates over the course of the next month and stake... →
South Sudan party partially withdraws from peace process
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said on Tuesday it had suspended its role in a key element of a 2018 peace deal as relations... →
Somalia appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre replaced his defence minister with the Minister of Commerce and Industry Jibril Abdirashid Hajion Monday... →
Rwanda-backed rebels demand sanctions removal before talks start
By: Bloomberg 18th March 2025 The M23 rebel group fighting to control eastern Congo wants sanctions against its members lifted before it joins talks that were scheduled to begin... →
Congo says it will join peace talks with Rwanda-backed rebels on Tuesday
By: Reuters 17th March 2025 The Democratic Republic of Congo (RC) will send a delegation to Angola on Tuesday for talks aiming to resolve a spiralling conflict against... →
