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Rwanda-backed rebels pressing toward Bukavu in Congo, UN says
By: Bloomberg 31st January 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are moving “rapidly” through South Kivu province toward the city of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the... →
South Africa’s evolving mineral and petroleum industries
31st January 2025 South Africa’s mineral and petroleum industries faced significant changes in 2024 in view of the establishment of the Government of National Unity... →
Africa’s private sector boosts AU Peace Fund
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st January 2025 As private sector donations increase, the 21 African countries still not contributing to the fund must pay up. The African Union (AU) Peace Fund... →
Anti-immigration policies: why harsh new rules put in place by Trump and other rich countries won’t last
31st January 2025 Donald Trump, America’s new president, has cut back massively on US commitments to asylum seekers, blocked all asylum processes and started to... →
Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
By: Reuters 31st January 2025 When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, the Rwanda-backed... →
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
By: Reuters 31st January 2025 South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its... →
Statement on the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
30th January 2025 Thursday, 30 January 2025: - Once again, following the initial message by our General Secretary Solly Mapaila on Sunday, 26 January 2025, the South... →
DA touts possibility of smear campaign against Smith, Limberg
By: Thabi Shomolekae 30th January 2025 The Democratic Alliance in Western Cape said it was encouraged by Cape Town Safety and Security MMC JP Smith and Water and Sanitation MMC Xanthea... →