🌍 Discussion: News of Africa

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Looks we needs this too.

 

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South Africa and Malaysia to launch campaign to protect international justice

Formation of Hague Group comes amid challenges to ICJ and ICC rulings

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sithborg]

Yeah, Musk has been whispering in his ear over South Africa conspiracies.

 

[Ironfan72]

Yeah, Musk has been whispering in his ear over South Africa conspiracies.

Thats how i see it, Musk seems hell bent on disablizing the world, and Trump is letting him

 

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[blueharvest]

Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa with funding threat

The president is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.

www.msnbc.com

 

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[blueharvest]

Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town

“The human toll is staggering. We and our partners are struggling to assess the full extent of the situation,” a United Nations spokesperson said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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[blueharvest]

Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’, despite official denials of role

Exclusive: Sources say thousands of RDF killed supporting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, intensifying pressure on Kigali

www.theguardian.com

 

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[blueharvest]

Fears grow for health of social media influencer arrested on live TV in Sierra Leone

Hawa Hunt’s detention a month ago was politically motivated, say daughter and rights groups, who also raise concerns about her treatment in jail

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into wider war

In today’s newsletter: As Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize more territory and the humanitarian crisis worsens, what’s the background to the war and prospect of peace?

www.theguardian.com

 

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South Africa might bypass Black ownership rules for Musk

Government officials have discussed enabling Elon Musk’s companies to sidestep a policy aimed at redressing apartheid-era inequalities.

www.semafor.com

 

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Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out.

apnews.com

 

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Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out.

apnews.com

It's always the worst for little girls.

 

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Sudan says plan for first Russian naval base in Africa will go ahead

Two countries’ foreign ministers meet in Moscow and agree there are no obstacles to long-delayed plan

www.theguardian.com

 

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America 's loss is Russia's gain. China, too.

 

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[blueharvest]

Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in eastern DRC?

Rwanda-backed militia continues to make territorial gains in country suffering one of world’s worst humanitarian crises

www.theguardian.com