Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/imf-reaches-preliminary-deal-with-congo-fund-says-2025-05-13/ An escalation of fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo has strained the Central African country public finances. The International Monetary Fund stated this on Tuesday. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have had unprecedented advance in eastern Congo this year, triggering a new cycle of violence in this conflict that has dragged on for decades in a region rich… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/sierra-leones-largest-diamond-miner-shuts-down-laying-off-more-than-1000-workers-2025-05-12/ Sierra Leone’s largest diamond producer has halted operations and laid off nearly its entire workforce of more than 1,000 employees following a dispute over pay and working conditions. Workers at the mine went on strike in December of 2024 but suspended their walkout to allow negotiations with the company. They then walked out again in early… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/attacks-burkina-army-base-villages-kill-dozens-sources-say-2025-05-12/ An attack on a military base in northern Burkina Faso killed multiple soldiers, while a separate assaults’ in the south left dozens of civilians dead. The army base in Djibo came under attack on Sunday morning, and a local police station and market were also targeted. Soldiers, militiamen, and civilians were among the dead. This base… 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://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.reuters.com/world/africa/south-sudan-situation-deteriorating-alarming-pace-un-rights-body-2025-03-08/ Increased violence and political friction within South Sudan threatens a peace agreement reached in 2018 which ended a five-year civil war between Kiir and Machar forces, the South Sudanese President and Vice President. This fighting cost almost 400,000 lives. Several officials and two ministers of the country’s Vice President were arrested and tensions have risen over… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-says-special-forces-deploy-south-sudan-capital-amid-tensions-2025-03-11/ Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to secure it as stated by Uganda’s military chief on Tuesday. A Ugandan spokesperson said the deployment of Ugandan special forces was requested by South Sudan. However, South Sudan’s information minister denied the presence of troops, as tensions between South Sudan’s president and Vice President rise… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/angola-congo-peace-868fe4bd581e09992a4dec4d4c082bc6 This past Tuesday, Angola announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the rebel group M23, who is backed by Rwanda. Felix Tshisekedi, president of Congo, was in Angola to discuss the possible peace negotiation. Angola will then reach out to establish connection with the Congolese government and the M23 rebels… Read more »
