Congo president commutes death sentences of three Americans as Trump’s advisor on Africa tours DRC, Kenya and Uganda

Congo president commutes death sentences of three Americans as Trump’s advisor on Africa tours DRC, Kenya and Uganda

US Department of State announced late on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s new senior advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, will travel to Congo and three other African countries – Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda – starting April 3.

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Kenya, FAO unveil $49.5 million climate resilient agriculture project in Lake Victoria Basin Region

Kenya, FAO unveil $49.5 million climate resilient agriculture project in Lake Victoria Basin Region

With a target of supporting 140,000 farmers including 80,000 cooperative members and 63,000 farmers’ groups, the initiative, aims to build climate resilience and drive the agricultural sector towards a low-carbon, sustainable future.

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Largest tax-dodging scheme by Big Pharma: How Pfizer sold $20 billion of drugs to Americans without paying tax in 2019

Largest tax-dodging scheme by Big Pharma: How Pfizer sold $20 billion of drugs to Americans without paying tax in 2019

A recent review by The Lever also found that Big Pharma routinely engages in tax avoidance. In 2022, major US pharmaceutical companies reported over $214 billion in revenue but only $10 billion in profits in the US. Those same companies reported over $171 billion in revenue outside of the US and over $90 billion in profits – but US consumers pay the highest pharmaceutical costs.

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Southern Africa bloc and M23 strike deal on SADC forces evacuation from DR Congo

Southern Africa bloc and M23 strike deal on SADC forces evacuation from DR Congo

The M23 and SADC agreed to set up a joint committee to assess its condition, and the southern African bloc agreed to help repair it. The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.

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South Sudan back at with itself as Vice President Machar, his wife are placed under house arrest

South Sudan back at with itself as Vice President Machar, his wife are placed under house arrest

African Union Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he would deploy a team to Juba “as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation.” In a statement on X, the US State Department’s bureau of African affairs urged Kiir to reverse the house arrest and “prevent further escalation of the situation.”

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Kenyan UN peacekeeper killed during patrol in Central African Republic, spokesperson says

Kenyan UN peacekeeper killed during patrol in Central African Republic, spokesperson says

The United Nations on Saturday condemned the killing of a Kenyan peacekeeper in an ambush of a patrol in the east of the Central African Republic. Florence Marchal, the spokesperson for MINUSCA, the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, said the soldier was killed during a UN patrol near...

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Chaos at Pentagon as defence secretary Hegseth accidentally reveals start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant

Chaos at Pentagon as defence secretary Hegseth accidentally reveals start time of planned killing of Yemeni militant

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks to US service members at the Defence Personnel Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii,US, on March 25, 2025. Credit: DOD/U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech

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Diplomacy: Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years

Diplomacy: Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state, first such move in five years

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but is not a United Nations member due to opposition from Serbia and its allies, including UN-veto holders Russia and China.

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Witness: Sudanese military takes control of capital Khartoum from RSF but wider war far from over

Witness: Sudanese military takes control of capital Khartoum from RSF but wider war far from over

An army statement said his flight into the airport was the first to land there since the outbreak of war in April 2023. The army also said it had gained control of a major RSF base south of the capital that it said was the paramilitary group’s last major stronghold in Khartoum state.

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Sudanese paramilitary force resorts to extortion, theft of relief as famine bites in IDP camps

Sudanese paramilitary force resorts to extortion, theft of relief as famine bites in IDP camps

About half of Sudan’s population of 50 million suffers from acute hunger, mostly in territory held or under threat from the RSF. More than 12.5 million people have been displaced. Aid agencies have failed to provide adequate relief and freezes on USAID funding are expected to add to the challenge.

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