AFRICA

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 280 mercenaries that have been fighting alongside Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and militia coalition on Wednesday surrendered to the March 23 Movement (M23). The mercenaries, the majority of them Romanian nationals, surrendered to M23 rebels after the …

JUBA, South Sudan | Xinhua | At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and one remains in critical condition following a plane crash in South Sudan. The flight was transporting passengers from Unity State to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with 21 people on board, Unity State Minister of …

KAMPALA | Xinhua |  Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he is ready to mediate efforts to end the conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. John Mulimba, Uganda’s minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of regional cooperation, …

Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuing Operation Shujaa in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the ongoing fighting. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels captured the city of Goma on Monday after fierce fighting with the Armed Forces …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda said on Tuesday that the United Nations has evacuated part of its staff from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following intense fighting. Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda’s minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of international cooperation, told Xinhua …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Uganda Airlines announced on Tuesday the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where several embassies were damaged, looted, and even set on fire amid mass demonstrations. The decision was made after violent protests targeting foreign …

KINSASHA, DRC | TASS | Fighting, looting and power outages currently taking place in the Congolese city of Goma have raised a risk of dangerous viruses, including Ebola, leaking from a local lab, said Patrick Youssef, regional director of the International Committee of the Red Cross. “We are very concerned …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPDENDENT | More than 100 trucks heading to Goma city in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are stuck at the Uganda-Rwanda border of Chanika in Kisoro district due to the current volatile security situation in the town. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels …

Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has been looted and a section set ablaze. The attack on the Embassy on Tuesday comes after the M23 captured Goma, the largest city in Eastern DR Congo on Monday. Footage circulating on social media shows …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Tensions are running high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group and the DRC army continues in the eastern city of Goma, while civilian protests intensify in the capital, Kinshasa. Hostilities resumed on Tuesday …