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DR Congo fighting : M23 move closer to Bukavu
Africa • 10:41 PM
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In tonight's edition : fighting erupts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a brief lull in the conflict and a call for a ceasefire by African leaders.
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EE. UU. sanciona a Sudáfrica: Trump y Musk denuncian supuesta discriminación a población blanca
Africa • 6:48 PM
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El presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, firmó una orden ejecutiva que suspende toda asistencia financiera a Sudáfrica. Junto a su aliado, el multimillonario Elon Musk, acusa al Gobierno sudafricano de perseguir a la población blanca y expropiar sus tierra
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Alarma por hallazgo de fosas comunes con cadáveres de migrantes en Libia
Africa • 1:52 AM
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La Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) expresó este lunes 10 de febrero su "conmoción y preocupación" ante el hallazgo de más de 40 cadáveres de migrantes en dos fosas comunes descubiertas en Libia. Aunque aún se desconocen las causas d
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Sunday, february 9, 2025
Libia: hallan 28 cuerpos de migrantes cerca de un centro de detenciones ilegales
Africa • 10:39 PM
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Los cuerpos de 28 migrantes originarios del África subsahariana fueron encontrados el 9 de febrero cerca de un centro de detención "ilegal" en la región de Kufra, en Libia. Tres hombres, entre ellos dos extranjeros, fueron detenidos en el marco de una in
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Muere a los 95 años Sam Nujoma, padre fundador y "héroe revolucionario" de Namibia
Africa • 7:11 PM
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Sam Nujoma, el feroz luchador por la libertad de barba blanca que condujo a Namibia a la independencia de Sudáfrica del apartheid en 1990 y fue el primer presidente de su país, murió el sábado a los 95 años.
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AI and inequality: Women most likely to be affected in Africa, expert says
Africa • 4:17 PM
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Founding CEO of the Global Center on AI Governance Rachel Adams spoke to FRANCE 24 about how artificial intelligence could exacerbate inequality across Africa, with women likely to be the most affected. “One of the major routes of inequality is around pe
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Eastern and southern African leaders call for ceasefire in DR Congo
Africa • 9:23 AM
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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo's president to directly negotiate with them. Congolese Presi
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Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding father and ‘revolutionary hero’, dies aged 95
Africa • 5:51 AM
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Sam Nujoma, the fiery white-bearded freedom fighter who led Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as his country's first president, died on Saturday aged 95.
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Saturday, february 8, 2025
Sudáfrica condena "propaganda" de Trump tras congelación de ayuda por parte de EE. UU.
Africa • 9:09 PM
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Sudáfrica condenó el sábado como "propaganda" las afirmaciones del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, de que una nueva ley permitiría a Pretoria expropiar tierras de agricultores blancos. Trump emitió una orden que congela la ayuda a Sudáfrica p
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South Africa condemns Trump 'propaganda' after US freezes aid
Africa • 3:23 PM
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South Africa on Saturday condemned as "propaganda" claims by US President Donald Trump that a new law would enable Pretoria to expropriate land from white farmers. Trump issued an order freezing aid to South Africa over a law which came into effect in Ja
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Trump cuts US aid to South Africa over land restitution law
Africa • 11:17 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Friday froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows farm land to be seized from white farmers, despite Johannesburg's denials. The move spurred outcry from health researchers and medical wo
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Friday, february 7, 2025
UN warns of escalation in DR Congo conflict ahead of high stakes Tanzania summit
Africa • 10:10 PM
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Diplomatic efforts to achieve peace in DR Congo are getting underway this weekend in Tanzania. As the United Nations warned of regional escalation, the Congolese President is hoping for an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional withdrawal of M23 group
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RD Congo: 3.000 muertos en menos de 15 días deja repunte del conflicto
Africa • 6:30 PM
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La cifra de muertes en el marco del repunte del conflicto armado en la República Democrática del Congo en menos de dos semanas es de al menos 3.000, según la información entregada este 7 de febrero por el alto comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Dere
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UN Human Rights Council launches probe into abuses in eastern DR Congo
Africa • 4:33 PM
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The UN's top human rights body on Friday launched an investigation into alleged abuses during the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and adopted a resolution urging Rwanda-backed M23 soldiers to retreat immediately f
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Confronting a surge in femicides in Kenya
Africa • 3:54 PM
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The brutal murder of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei in September 2024 brought renewed global attention to a silent epidemic in Kenya: femicide and other forms of violence against women. With nearly 100 women murdered by men in just three months, 2024 w
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DR Congo: M23 rebels seek to march on Kinshasa
Africa • 9:51 AM
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In a stadium rally held in the recently captured city of Goma Thursday, M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa asserted that he wanted to march on DR Congo's capital – Kinshasa. Backed by neighbouring Rwanda, the M23 rebels continued advances elsewhere in
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'We want best for people of Tunisia': Birthplace of Arab Spring 'going in reverse into dictatorship'
Africa • 8:19 AM
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A judge in Tunisia handed down lengthy sentences to prominent politicians and at least one leading journalist in a move seen as targeting critics of autocratic strongman Kais Saied. Offering context and perspective on the fall of North Africa's nascent d
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'We're in an aggression situation: Rwanda invaded east DRC with no meaningful self-defence argument'
Africa • 12:08 AM
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The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's key city of Goma sought to shore up public support amid growing international pressure. As the M23 rebels continue their advance, ignoring the UN secretary-general's call to lay down their arms, FRANC
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Thursday, february 6, 2025
M23 leader vows to push on in DR Congo
Africa • 10:28 PM
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Thousands of people have gathered in Goma to hear from the leader of the M23 rebels, the group behind the conflict in eastern DR Congo. Corneille Nangaa called for a minute's silence for victims of his fighters' takeover of the city, before warning of mo
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La ONU cifra en casi 3.000 los muertos en Goma por los combates del Ejército de la RDC y el M23
Africa • 3:40 AM
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El intenso enfrentamiento entre el Ejército de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) y los rebeldes del M23 dentro de la ciudad congoleña de Goma ya se han cobrado casi 3.000 vidas, según datos de la ONU. El combate se había congelado en las últimas h
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Wednesday, february 5, 2025
Rwandan FM contests Rwandan presence in DR Congo
Africa • 10:17 PM
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In tonight's edition: The M23 launches a new offensive in DR Congo's South Kivu, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit. Meanwhile, the Rwandan foreign minister speaks to FRANCE 24 and contests UN reports of a
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M23’s unilateral ceasefire a 'ploy', DR Congo govt spokesman says
Africa • 7:47 PM
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After attacking the eastern DR Congo city of Goma last week, the M23 rebel group unilaterally decreed a humanitarian ceasefire that was supposed to have been in force since Tuesday. Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya on Wednesday denounced the
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El canciller de Benín en France 24: "Somos la puerta de África para la diáspora"
Africa • 7:21 PM
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En este episodio de La Entrevista, Olushegun Bakari, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Benín, habla sobre los esfuerzos de esa nación africana para fortalecer lazos con la diáspora afrodescendiente. Desde una nueva ley de nacionalidad hasta alianzas c
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Tuesday, february 4, 2025
Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict
Africa • 9:38 PM
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In tonight's edition: International protests spring up in South Africa and Brussels as demonstrators call for the EU and the global community to do more to sanction those accused of enflaming the conflict in eastern DR Congo. Also this week, 42 mostly Ch
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Trump and South Africa: Doing Musk's bidding?
Africa • 7:11 PM
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One might assume that the new president of the United States has a pretty full in-tray. So at first glance, it was a bit of a surprise to hear Donald Trump lash out at South Africa, threatening to cut aid over its 2023 Employment Equity Act. There's obvi
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RD Congo: los minerales del conflicto en el este
Africa • 5:01 PM
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República Democrática del Congo vuelve al centro de la atención internacional con la escalada de un conflicto de más de 30 años. África 7 Días analiza una de sus principales causas: la lucha por las riquezas minerales. Kinshasa acusa a Ruanda de financia
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USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted
Africa • 1:42 PM
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President Donald Trump's overhaul of US foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with some already having to lay off staff and others facing millions of dollars in
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Conflicto en Sudán: ataques aéreos y combates en Kordofán y Darfur dejan decenas de muertos
Africa • 9:25 AM
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Al menos 65 personas murieron y 130 resultaron heridas el lunes durante los enfrentamientos entre el Ejército y fuerzas paramilitares en el sur y el oeste de Sudán, según informaron los médicos.
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RD Congo: el M23 decreta un "alto al fuego", se espera que Tshisekedi y Kagame asistan el sábado a Dar es Salaam
Africa • 5:56 AM
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El grupo rebelde M23 dijo en un comunicado el lunes por la tarde que declararía "un alto el fuego" a partir del martes "por razones humanitarias". Un anuncio unilateral que se produce después de su ofensiva en la ciudad de Goma a principios de semana y m
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M23 rebels declare unilateral ceasefire in DR Congo’s war-torn east
Africa • 12:11 AM
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The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a unilateral humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the DR Congo's (DRC) perennially explosive east, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
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Monday, february 3, 2025
Rwanda, DR Congo leaders to join emergency summit
Africa • 9:38 PM
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In tonight's edition: As tensions continue to spiral over the rebel conflict in eastern DR Congo, the country's leader and his Rwandan counterpart, who's accused of pulling the strings of the M23 insurgents, agree to attend an emergency regional summit o
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Dozens killed as fierce fighting rages in south and west Sudan
Africa • 8:47 PM
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At least 65 people were killed and 130 wounded on Monday during clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in south and west Sudan, doctors said.
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'US driving South Africa and other Global South, non-aligned countries into the arms of China'
Africa • 6:50 PM
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is rejecting Donald Trump's assertions that South Africa was "confiscating" land and said he was ready to explain his government's land reform policy to his US counterpart. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on land
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Kenya's Sengwer community refuses to leave Embobut Forest
Africa • 10:57 AM
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Kenya's Sengwer community is one of the last to live in the Embobut Forest, in the North Rift Valley. But the government accuses this Indigenous people of damaging the forest and has asked them to leave. Hundreds of families have been forcibly evicted. T
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Sunday, february 2, 2025
Estados Unidos ataca en Somalia altos líderes del grupo Estado Islámico
Africa • 5:25 PM
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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció que el Ejército estadounidense realizó ataques aéreos contra miembros del Estado Islámico en Somalia, enfocándose en un líder del grupo y otros "terroristas" reclutados por él. Este bombardeo ocurre
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US strikes in Somalia's Puntland kill 'key figures' from Islamic State group
Africa • 11:13 AM
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US military strikes in northern Somalia have killed senior members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the head of the semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday.
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Saturday, february 1, 2025
US conducts air strikes against Islamic State group in Somalia
Africa • 7:46 PM
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US President Donald Trump said he ordered military air strikes to root out Islamic State (IS) group operatives in Somalia on Saturday, in an operation supported by Somalia’s government.
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Sudán: paramilitares bombardean un mercado en Omdurmán y matan a al menos 54 personas
Africa • 6:11 PM
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Un ataque con artillería golpeó este sábado Omdurmán, al norte de Jartum, dejando al menos 54 muertos. Testigos señalan que los disparos provinieron de una zona controlada por las FAR, el grupo paramilitar liderado por Hemetti, que combate al ejército su
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Sudanese paramilitary forces kill scores of civilians in attack on Khartoum market
Africa • 2:12 PM
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At least 54 people were killed and 158 wounded at a market place in greater Khartoum on Saturday in a strike by the Sudanese paramilitary, according to Sudan's health authorities. The Rapid Support Forces have been locked in a brutal conflict with the co
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Fighting stalls in eastern DR Congo following army offensive
Africa • 1:42 PM
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A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to have stalled on Saturday after the army took back some ground, two civil society sources and a local official said. In Goma, life is slowly returning to norma
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Friday, january 31, 2025
DR Congo's army slows M23 rebels' southern march
Africa • 9:26 PM
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In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels advance south. Also, the Southern African Development Community holds a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR Congo. And in Kenya, it's time to fight
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Goma, Gaza, Sudan's 'turning point'?, Trump's frenetic week
Africa • 7:52 PM
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This week, conflict and crisis dominate the headlines. In DR Congo, M23 rebels appear to have seized the key city of Goma, forcing thousands to flee and reigniting tensions over Rwanda's alleged involvement. In Gaza, displaced civilians are finally retur
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Hundreds hospitalised as fighting in DR Congo intensifies
Africa • 9:41 AM
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Hundreds of wounded have been admitted to hospitals in Goma following days of intense clashes between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed armed group M23. The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalatio
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As Moo Deng enjoys celebrity status, Ivory Coast seeks to protect endangered pygmy hippos
Africa • 12:21 AM
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He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy hippopotamus is on the brink of extinction. Of the 2,500 remaining sp
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Thursday, january 30, 2025
Diplomatic tensions rise over DR Congo conflict
Africa • 9:22 PM
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In tonight's edition: Rwandan President Paul Kagame strongly rejects criticism of his country's involvement in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels backed by Kigali appear to have taken control of much of the provincial capital Goma. Hospitals there are st
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M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war
Africa • 8:30 PM
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FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23 differ now from their aims back in 2012, when they first se
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M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo
Africa • 8:10 PM
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In tonight's edition: The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in eastern DR Congo, seizing two districts in South Kivu province. The Rwandan-backed rebel group reportedly faces little resistance. Meanwhile, East African leaders have called for an imm
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Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala hospital nurse
Africa • 7:22 PM
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A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease, discovered in Septemb
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República Democrática del Congo anuncia una respuesta “enérgica” ante letal avance del M23
Africa • 2:36 PM
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El presidente de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC), Félix Tshisekedi, subrayó que el Ejército está organizando una respuesta “enérgica” ante el avance de los rebeldes del M23 en el este de la nación, que ha causado un centenar de muertos. El manda
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France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad
Africa • 1:25 PM
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The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the
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French foreign ministry says Rwanda fighters must leave DR Congo ‘immediately’
Africa • 6:44 AM
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A French government spokesman on Thursday demanded the departure from DR Congo of Rwandan forces and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters from the east of the country. “The sovereignty and territorial integrity of DR Congo are not up for negotiation,” foreign min
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War in the DRC's east: Will there be a 'push for diplomatic means to end this conflict'?
Africa • 12:19 AM
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international community's "silence and inaction". All the while, Pr
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Wednesday, january 29, 2025
¿Qué está pasando en República Democrática del Congo?: las claves del conflicto
Africa • 7:03 PM
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Desde hace varios días, la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) es nuevamente escenario de violencia a manos del grupo Movimiento 23 de Marzo, reimpulsando un conflicto que estuvo inactivo por años. Ahora, la insurgencia ha desplazado a cientos de miles
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República Democrática del Congo: el M23 avanza en el intento de expandir su control en Goma
Africa • 4:09 PM
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Los rebeldes del M23 capturaron este miércoles 28 de enero grandes partes de Goma, la ciudad más grande del este de República Democrática del Congo, según informó Naciones Unidas. Por su parte, fuentes de la agencia de noticias EFE y fotografías de la ag
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M23 rebels appear to seize most of Goma in eastern DR Congo
Africa • 6:44 AM
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend crisis talks with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame on Wednesday, state media said, as M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops appeared to have taken over most of the major city of Goma in the
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República Democrática del Congo: el M23 entra a Goma por primera vez desde 2012
Africa • 2:14 AM
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Un punto de inflexión en el conflicto en la República Democrática del Congo (RDC): el grupo rebelde M23, respaldado, según la ONU, por Ruanda, entró a Goma, la principal ciudad del este del país. Luego de más de tres años de reactivar el conflicto, logra
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Tuesday, january 28, 2025
RD Congo - Ruanda: tres décadas de tensión e inestabilidad crónica
Africa • 10:04 PM
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La entrada de rebeldes del M23 y fuerzas ruandesas en Goma, importante ciudad fronteriza del este de la República Democrática del Congo, ha reavivado un conflicto que dura décadas en la región congoleña de Kivu Norte, en el centro de una guerra de influe
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African Union urges M23 rebels to 'lay down arms' in DR Congo
Africa • 9:27 PM
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In tonight's edition: The Congolese city of Goma is a canvas of violence and chaos since M23 rebels have entered the city. As Congolese forces struggle to hold out against the M23 and the Rwandan forces backing them, some of the civilians fleeing are hea
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Rebeldes habrían tomado el aeropuerto de Goma en RD Congo, según la ONU
Africa • 6:07 PM
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El portavoz de Naciones Unidas anunció que los combatientes del M23 se habrían hecho con el aeropuerto de Goma, principal urbe del este de RD Congo. En la jornada, se produjeron una serie de ataques a las embajadas de distintos países como Francia, Bélgi
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