Moscow says it’ll talk peace with Ukraine if Crimea, four provinces are recognised as Russian territories
Some US officials, lawmakers and experts fear that Putin, a former KGB officer, would use a truce to intensify what they say is an effort to divide the US, Ukraine and Europe and undermine any talks.
DRC President Tshisekedi finally agrees to peace talks with M23 rebels from March 18 in Angola
Congo’s government has said at least 7,000 people have died in the fighting since January. At least 600,000 people have been displaced by the fighting since November, according to the UN humanitarian affairs office.
Somali forces end a 24-hour siege by al-Shaabab militants on a hotel, leaving all fighters dead
Al-Shaabab, which opposes Somalia’s federal government, frequently carries out bombings and assaults targeting government officials and military personnel in the Horn of Africa nation.
Trial of Philippine ex-leader at ICC for crimes against humanity looms he’s flown to The Hague
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office, the Philippine government said.
As war ravages eastern Congo WHO injects fresh support into mpox vaccination drive to limit spread
In 2024, the DRC confirmed 25 cases of circulating variant poliovirus (types 1 and 2) and reported more than 102,500 suspected measles cases, resulting in over 2,200 deaths. Meningitis also remains a major concern, with 5,837 suspected cases and 465 deaths last year.
Double trouble: Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo complicates response to mpox outbreak
More than 600 mpox patients fled different hospitals in eastern Congo as the fighting escalated, the Africa CDC said. Many of the fleeing patients were in the Miti Murhesa health zone, one of the hardest hit in the mpox outbreak. At least 4,700 cases were reported there as of the end of 2024, according to the zone’s chief medical officer Dr Cikuru.
US resumes military aid, intelligence sharing after Ukraine signalled it’s open to 30-day ceasefire
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, added: “The Ukrainian delegation today made something very clear, that they share President Trump’s vision for peace.”
Former Congolese President Kabila’s allies questioned by pro-Tshisekedi military prosecutor
The military prosecutor’s office had sent about 10 invitation letters to members of Kabila’s People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy, although only three appeared for questioning in the capital Kinshasa on Monday.
Body of Kenyan officer killed by gangs in Haiti on UN peace mission retuned home for burial
A contingent of around 800 Kenyan police is leading the mission that includes soldiers and police from countries such as Jamaica, Guatemala and El Salvador who are working alongside Haiti’s National Police.
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect President Kiir as another bloody civil war looms
Last week a South Sudanese general was among several people killed when a United Nations helicopter on a mission to evacuate government troops from the town of Nasir, the scene of the fighting in Upper Nile State, was shot at. Earlier in the week, after the White Army overran the military garrison in Nasir, government troops surrounded Machar’s home in Juba and several of his allies were arrested. Deputy army chief Gen Gabriel Duop Lam, who is seen as loyal to Machar, was among those detained.
