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Burundi, Uganda Manoeuvre As DR Congo Violence Spreads

Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads through the region, with Burundi forced to pull back troops and Uganda securing a key city.

International Business Times

Wagner mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing civilians near Gao

Around 20 people were killed in northern Mali when the vehicles they were travelling in came under attack earlier this week with local sources saying Wagner mercenaries and Mali's army were responsible.

Radio France Internationale

The Long Wave: Elmiene’s songs of hope in the shadow of war

The British singer-songwriter explores the loss of home and homeland as we share stories of Sudan. Plus, Drake bounces back after Kendrick diss

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UN accuses M23 of committing 'summary executions' of children in DRC

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has summarily executed children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC

OHCHR says Tutsi-led M23 group killed three boys in Bukavu last week after capturing the city

The Guardian - UK

The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms

The Independent UK

UK summons Rwandan high commissioner as Congo fighting continues

Rebels, reportedly backed by Rwandan troops, have captured two cities in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Ugandan forces enter eastern Congolese city of Bunia to back up local troops

A military official says Ugandan troops have entered the eastern Congolese city of Bunia to help local forces stop deadly violence by armed groups

The Independent UK

UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC

Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.

Al Jazeera

Why rebels have seized two cities in troubled DR Congo

Here’s how we got here, and whether this could escalate further

The Independent UK

'So Happy': Relief As Boats Resume On DR Congo's War-torn Lake Kivu

Traders and travellers packed their belongings and paid their fares early on Tuesday for the long boat journey across eastern DR Congo's Lake Kivu, the first sailing between the lake's two main ports for weeks after fighting disrupted the service.

International Business Times

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children

The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid

The Independent UK

Hunger-strike mother calling for release of son from Cairo to stop No 10 visits

Laila Soueif has been on hunger strike for 142 days as of Tuesday, in protest at her son Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s continued imprisonment in Cairo.

Evening Standard

UN calls for calm as violence flares in South Sudan

Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says.

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Radio France Internationale

Mayotte mayors suspend distribution of food aid amid reports of misappropriation

Mayors on the French overseas territory of Mayotte have suspended their involvement in distributing food and water following reports by Le Monde daily that it was being diverted. They had taken charge of distributing much-needed state aid in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Chido.

International Business Times

Survivors Recount Horrific RSF Attack On Famine-hit Sudan Camp

Sarah had survived famine, multiple wars and years of displacement in Sudan's Zamzam camp and never considered fleeing, until a paramilitary attack turned the site into a "killing field".

Al Jazeera

DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east

M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.

The Independent UK

Rwanda-backed rebels tighten their grip on a major city in eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo

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The Conversation

Goma is threatened by conflict and a volcano: we’ve created a handbook to help hotspots like these

The city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was taken over by the M23 rebel group in January 2025. This was a tragic escalation of a decades-long conflict that’s led to mass displacement and deaths.

Evening Standard

UN judge deceived woman to work as slave while studying for law PhD, court told

Lydia Mugambe is accused of preventing the young Ugandan woman from holding down steady employment due to forced unpaid work.

Al Jazeera

Uganda drops military trial as opposition leader’s health falters

Kizza Besigye has grown ‘critically ill’ during hunger strike against imprisonment, his lawyer says.

Latin Times

Trump's Aid Freeze Could Cause Millions More AIDS Deaths: UN Agency

"It's dramatic in many countries," UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima told AFP. "I need to sound the alarm so that it's very clear that this is a big part (of AIDS relief funding). If it goes away, people are going to die."

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city

Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms fall to militia group

The Independent UK

M23 rebels make unprecedented move in east Congo

The rebels have seized a government office, amid celebratory scenes

The Guardian - UK

Young, old, refugees and returnees: thousands fleeing violence cross border into South Sudan

Makeshift hospitals and informal settlements deal with daily influx of those escaping the war in Sudan

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