Why is Trump punishing South Africa and who are the Afrikaners he wants to give refugee status to?
U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to punish South Africa by signing an executive order stopping ...
The EastAfrican13h
My 24 hours with M23 in Goma
Civilians attend a meeting organised by M23 at the Stade de L’Unite, a few days after the town of Goma was taken by M23 ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma, spreading their footprint in a blitz ...
America Magazine1d
Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma
Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...
‘Days of mass burials ahead’ as DRC mourns its dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...
thenewhumanitarian1d
Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...
‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’
On the streets I once walked and drove down daily, near the shopping centre where I bought my groceries, dead bodies lay ...
Africa’s ‘windy city’ is eclipsed by bigger names, but I can’t wait to go back
Cool, compact and creative, the ‘Windy City of Africa’ is a place of two halves, where a centuries-old medina (old town) full of scented spice and chattering street sellers sits cheek by jowl with the ...
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The global philanthropist whose heart lay in Nairobi
In a world where true self-sacrifice is rare, Aga Khan stood out as a beacon of hope, kindness and boundless generosity.
South African president alludes to Trump’s threat in speech to the nation: ‘We will not be bullied’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U.S. counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his ...
Rwanda-backed rebels flout ceasefire by rampaging through Congo as death toll nears 3,000 including scores of female prisoners who were raped and burned alive …
A Congo military court accused Corneille Nangaa of war crimes and treason, following his group's seizure of Nyabibwe, a ...