US official reaffirms Washington’s commitment to peace in East Africa during Rwanda visit | AP News US presidential adviser Massad Boulos paid a visit to Rwanda as part of a trip to meet with various regional leaders, reaffirming the US’s commitment to achieving stability in East Africa. The conflict in eastern Congo has continued to grow, as M23 rebels have… Read more »
Exclusive: Congo hands over Americans jailed over failed coup as talks on minerals progress | Reuters Three Americans were imprisoned in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a failed coup attempt. After a US request for their release, the American citizens were sent into US custody. This handover follows significant diplomatic talks between the United States and the DRC… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/china-africa-gambia-malawi-taiwan-diplomacy-pressure-306aafddf26aae9ecccd5b8d7e5ff509 Chinese diplomats have threatened to cancel a summit as well as pressured officials in two African countries to withdraw from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, also known as IPAC. IPAC, consists of a group of hundreds of lawmakers from thirty eight countries. Founded in 2020, this group has coordinated sanctions on China over civil rights abuse… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202504070258.html The article discusses the “take-it-back” movement’s planned nationwide protest against the emergency rule in Rivers State, human rights abuses, and the misuse of the Cybercrime Act in Nigeria. The protest coincides with the first National Police Day, which the police oppose, calling the timing inappropriate. The protest aims to address authoritarianism and the suppression of free… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202504090049.html The article discusses the mass death of animals, including at least 50 hippos and buffalo, due to anthrax poisoning in Virunga National Park, located in Eastern Congo. The exact cause of the poisoning remains unclear, though tests confirm anthrax as the cause. Park officials are working to manage the situation, but logistical challenges, including a lack… Read more »
Link to article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202504090263.html The article discusses an upcoming virtual media briefing about the ongoing conflict in Sudan, which marks its second anniversary on April 15. The briefing, featuring prominent Sudanese and international figures, emphasizes the need for greater African involvement in resolving the crisis. Despite mediation efforts from the Gulf, Emirati, and Western governments, the organizers argue that the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/gambia-jammeh-dictator-torture-correa-junglers-770127d1669afb49b2a9d204409fd9cb A man accused of torturing those suspected in a planned coup against Gambia’s leader is now on trial. This man was a low ranking private in the West African country’s military who he himself risked torture and death if he disobeyed orders. Michael Sang Correa was indicted in 2020 under a specific law that allows people… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/congo-us-death-sentences-coup-plot-americans-e5197b6c8c6968eec8ebb5a55568a6e8 Three Americans convicted of participating in a failed coup attempt within the Congo last year have been returned to their own country following the days after their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. The Congo had reinstated the death penalty last year, lifting a twenty year old ban, as authorities try to stop violence and… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/2/dr-congo-spares-three-convicted-us-coup-accomplices-of-capital-punishment On April 1, a commutation was issued to three Americans involved in a failed coup against the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government six months ago. They were originally sentenced to death because of terrorism and criminal association, but that sentence has now changed to life imprisonment. The leader of the coup and a political opponent… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/chagos-islands-britain-mauritius-trump-e9adf18c4d9a5034652920a3b87e5fdd In 1965, Britain claimed the Chagos Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.The ownership of the islands has been disputed for many years between the UK and Mauritius, a former British colony. There is a very important US naval and bomber base on Diego Garcia which is the largest of the islands. Trump’s administration has agreed… Read more »