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Rwanda-backed M23 Welcomes Talks To End DR Congo Conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

International Business Times

Footage shows UN judge claiming ‘immunity’ to police before slavery conviction

Lydia Mugambe was found guilty of all four charges at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.

Evening Standard

UN judge ‘exploited and abused’ woman she forced into slavery, court rules

Lydia Mugambe, 49, was found guilty of forcing someone to work and conspiring to breach UK immigration law

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USAID cuts mean starving kids will die

Former USAID chief Andrew Natsios told Salon that the Trump-Musk cuts will directly and immediately cost lives

Salon

US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options

The Independent UK

UN judge found guilty of forcing young woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe forced the young woman to work as her maid and provide free childcare

The Independent UK

UN judge convicted of forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 49, took advantage of her status over her victim in the ‘most egregious way’, prosecutors said.

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South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year

The Independent UK

Angola indicates M23 rebels are ready to begin direct peace talks on 18 March

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency has for now only acknowledged receiving the message.

Radio France Internationale

Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DRC amid M23 advance

The SADC mission that has suffered losses this year will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops.

Al Jazeera

France's foreign ministry warns tourists to steer clear of Tigray in Ethiopia

France's foreign ministry on Thursday warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Tigray in northern Ethiopia following clashes between factions of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the capital Mekele and the second city Adigrat.

Radio France Internationale

UN secretary-general arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps and push for aid

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Bangladesh on a four-day visit to review the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees amid the fear of aid cuts that could seriously affect them

The Independent UK

Fears Grow Of Renewed Conflict In Ethiopia's Tigray

Infighting between rival factions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray has raised the spectre of a fresh war between Ethiopia and neighbouring Eritrea, analysts and residents said Thursday.

International Business Times

Ethiopia's Tigray regional government appeals for help after factional fighters seize key towns

The interim government of Ethiopia’s Tigray region has appealed for the Ethiopian federal government to intervene after a faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front seized control of two major towns, leaving several people wounded and raising fears of a return to civil war

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Al Jazeera

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

The Independent UK

'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid

Al Jazeera

DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says

A spokesperson for DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi said the government had received an invitation for the talks.

Radio France Internationale

Angola pushes for direct talks between Kinshasa and M23 in DRC crisis

As Angola continues to act as a mediator in the crisis in eastern DRC, President Lourenço is working on bringing about direct negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23.

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The Independent UK

‘They demand sex in exchange for fish’: Women in Trump’s USAID cuts at risk of exploitation

Exclusive: Extensive droughts in Zambia have forced women into sexual exploitation – and USAID cuts have stopped programs which sought to protect them, writes Alicja Hagopian

Radio France Internationale

Uganda army chief says troops deployed to South Sudan's capital

Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions threatened a fragile peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

The Independent UK

Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak

Al Jazeera

Uganda deploys troops in South Sudan as civil war fears grow

Tension mounts in South Sudan as power deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar unravels.

The Independent UK

Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation

Al Jazeera

UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks all food

With Israel’s complete blockade on Gaza approaching 10 days, Philippe Lazzarini says aid is being ‘weaponised’.

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“Freddie Mercury got me in a half-nelson. I couldn’t move!”: A rock legend’s backstage antics at Live Aid - and his beef with a fellow star

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