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Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years, has died at 95. Hailed as Namibia’s “founding father”, Nujoma passed away on Saturday night following a three-week hospitalization in the...

Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu. Goma remains “under occupation” by DRC’s M23 rebels...

The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the group —which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels cited “humanitarian reasons” for the ceasefire, after capturing territory in eastern parts of...

Foreign powers including the U.S. and the European Union have condemned Rwanda's involvement in the fighting, which UN reports have said includes the deployment of thousands of its own troops and weapons in support of the Tutsi-led M23 militia. Patrick Muyaya, member of the National Assembly of the...

The government of Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region says military strikes by the United States in the Golis Mountains killed “key figures” of the ISIL (ISIS) group. ISIL has a relatively small presence in Somalia compared with al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab, but experts have warned of growing...

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region. The rebels advanced toward the center of South Kivu province after taking several towns, including Kalungu, Kanyezire...

Protesters demanding action over the M23 rebel group’s offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have attacked several embassies in the capital, Kinshasa. Crowds of demonstrators attacked the embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and the United States and smoke could...

After a week of whirlwind gains for the Sudanese army and allies in the capital Khartoum, leaders hailed a turning point in the civil war, speaking to reporters from inside the army's main headquarters that had been besieged since April 2023. The recapture of the al-Jaili refinery in northern Bahri...

Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displacing thousands of civilians. The M23 rebel group has made significant territorial...

In 1999, South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) denied six security officers amnesty for their role in the killings of four men stopped at a roadblock in June 1985. They were never prosecuted and have all since died. Now, as part of a group of 25 families and survivors of apartheid...