Eastern DR Congo situation ‘catastrophic’, says visiting EU commissioner
Point Noire (Africa News) EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib visited Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a regional tour urging respect for international humanitarian law, describing the situation amid ongoing fighting as «catastrophic».
Niger’s leader says France, Benin, Ivory Coast behind airport attack
Pointe-Noire, DR Congo (Africanews): Niger’s military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and damaging an aircraft.
Trump’s travel ban on African countries puts World Cup dreams in jeopardy
Point Noire, RD Congol (Africanews): Fans of two of Africa’s top soccer nations have had their World Cup plans upended because of a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration.
Somalia lidera reacción internacional contra Israel por el reconocimiento de Somalilandia
Point Noire (Africanews): Somalia está liderando una creciente reacción internacional contra Israel por su reconocimiento de Somalilandia como un estado independiente.
Sudan calls for RSF to be classified as terrorist group at Russia-Africa partnership forum
El Cairo (Africanews): Sudan has called for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to be classified as a terrorist group and held accountable for its actions against Sudanese citizens. Khartoum pointed the finger at the United Arab Emirates (UAE), accusing the Gulf nation of providing funding and weapons to the group.
African Union takes over all peace initiatives on eastern DR Congo
Nairobi (Africanews): African leaders resolved to have one Africa-led peace initiative for the conflict in eastern Congo.
DR Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 sign ceasefire deal to end fighting in eastern DRC
Kigali (Africanews): In a significant step toward ending years of violence, the M23 rebel group and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a ceasefire agreement aimed at halting fighting in the country’s troubled eastern region.
Almost 300 killed in wave of violence in Sudan’s North Kordofan
Dakar (Africanews): A new wave of violence has erupted in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, with activists reporting that almost 300 people have been killed in attacks that began over the weekend.
U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift
Abuya (Africanews): The United States revised its visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria and Ghana, limiting tourist, business and academic travellers to single-entry visas valid for three months, according to a notice by the U.S Embassy in Nigeria.
Angola’s Lourenço tells U.S : shift from aid to investment
Luanda (Africanews): “It is time to replace the logic of aid with the logic of ambition and private investment”, Lourenço said in the opening speech of the 17th US-Africa Business Summit.
