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Family hope David Lammy’s Egypt visit can lead to release of jailed writer

The Foreign Secretary will raise the case of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025

A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled

The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2025

Sudan 'Political' Banknote Switch Causes Cash Crunch

Sudan's army-aligned government has issued new banknotes in areas it controls, reportedly aimed at undermining its paramilitary rivals but causing long queues at banks, disrupting trade and entrenching division.

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025

Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes

Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.”

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025

Mayotte schools to reopen, more than a month after devastating cyclone

Five weeks after Mayotte was devastated by a cyclone, teachers and staff have headed back to school to prepare for the return of students next week. This comes as lawmakers in mainland France started debate on a bill that would accelerate reconstruction efforts in the Indian Ocean territory, but would…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 20, 2025

Tanzania's president Hassan to run in October polls

Tanzania's ruling party on Sunday nominated President Samia Suluhu Hassan as its candidate in general elections due in October in the east African country. Hassan took office in 2021 after the sudden death of her authoritarian predecessor John Magufuli.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 20, 2025

‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons

Those who have escaped one of the world’s most repressive states give a rare glimpse into their horrific ordeal in the country’s vast gulag system

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to boost mission against gang violence

Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti to provide backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where spiralling gang violence has displaced more than a million people, including one in eight children.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 19, 2025

Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership

WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow

The Guardian - US · Jan 18, 2025

US Offered Infrastructure Incentive For DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal: Official

The United States offered to extend its signature African investment project into the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an incentive for a peace deal, but Rwanda has backed away, a senior US diplomat said.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2025