Arsenal, PSG and Bayern urged to end Visit Rwanda deals
DR Congo calls on Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich to end their “blood stained” sponsorship deals with Visit Rwanda amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Shelling at busy Sudanese market ‘fills mortuary with bodies’
The attack caused “utter carnage” at a nearby hospital, where dozens sought medical attention.
News24 | DRC conflict: SA death toll now at 14, SANDF releases names
The SA National Defence Force released the names of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo during combat against the M23 rebels.
News24 | DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said on Saturday, as Africa’s top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.
News24 | DRC conflict: SADC to send emissaries to North Kivu to collect dead and injured soldiers
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will dispatch a team to North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to facilitate the repatriation of deceased and injured SA National Defence Force members, as well as those from Malawian and Tanzanian forces.
News24 | Rwanda-backed M23 advances in DRC as volunteers rally to fight back
After seizing the biggest city in eastern DR Congo, the Rwandan-backed armed group M23 was advancing south through a neighbouring province on Friday, as young men volunteered to fight against it alongside the struggling Congolese army.
No plans to move world cycling event away from Rwanda
Cycling’s world governing body says it has no plans to move the 2025 Road World Championships away from Rwanda despite ongoing conflict in DR Congo.
Police called to Ghana’s parliament after late-night clashes
Ghana’s MPs destroyed parliamentary property, including tables, microphones, sound equipment, and other items.
‘The situation is chaotic’ after rebels seize DR Congo city
Days of heavy fighting between M23 rebels and DR Congo’s army leave hospitals overwhelmed with patients.
News24 | Uganda takes more active role in DRC to ‘deter and deny the numerous other negative armed groups’
The Ugandan army said that its troops stationed in eastern DR Congo would adopt a “forward defensive posture” amid escalating fighting in the region.
Ghanaian MPs clash in parliament, destroying furniture
Police were called to the scene as the lawmakers tussled with each other and damaged property.
Rival African bids to bring F1 back to the continent
Rwanda and South Africa are launching rival bids to bring F1 racing back to Africa for the first time since 1993.
News24 | Nigeria’s Grammy-winning Tems cancels Kigali concert amid Rwanda-DRC tensions
Nigeria’s Grammy-winning singer Tems announced she was cancelling an upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo.
Flags, fists and falls: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
News24 | New abnormal begins for east DR Congo’s looted Goma after siege
Strewn with rubble from mortar and artillery fire, the eastern DR Congo city of Goma awoke on Thursday to a new abnormal — hiding from bandits and counting the dead.
News24 | Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.
News24 | Mozambique launches military operation after new ‘jihadist’ attack
Mozambique’s military said on Thursday it had launched an operation in the country’s north following a new attack blamed on jihadist militants who allegedly beheaded three local people.
News24 | Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to “continue the march of liberation” to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.
Ghana bring in Schafer as Black Stars technical advisor
Ghana appoint Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Winfried Schafer as director of football and technical advisor for the Black Stars.
Rwanda and South Africa race to bring F1 back to Africa
Rwanda and South Africa hope to host an African grand prix for the first time since 1993, but several expensive obstacles stand in their way.
News24 | EXPLAINER | What is happening in the DRC and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what appears to be an attempt to expand their area of control in the country’s east after capturing the city of Goma.