Drone strikes, renewed hostilities in eastern Congo as fragile ceasefire is tested by rebels, army clashes
In Kinshasa, the government has not issued an official statement on the reported operations. Around Goma and other parts of North Kivu, the relative silence of rebel leaders has fuelled anxiety among residents amid reports of drone strikes and targeted attacks.
‘Bloody peace’: 30 killed, 20 injured in bomb explosion in eastern Congo after army clashes with militia
More than 300 armed groups vie for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern DRC near the border with Rwanda, most prominently the Rwanda-backed M23 group. The conflict has created one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises with more than seven million people displaced, officials say.
At 92 and in power for 43 years, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya says his best years are ahead as he seeks eighth term
In a region threatened with shrinking democratic space, several other African countries also have presidents accused of using state mechanisms to prolong their stay in power. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently sought nomination for a seventh term, a move that would bring him closer to five decades in power in the East African country.
New confidential report by UN experts accuses Rwanda of commanding and controlling M23 rebels
Rwanda has long denied helping M23 and says its forces are acting in self-defence against Congo’s army and ethnic Hutu militiamen linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
