2023

The announcement, in Nairobi, of a new Congolese rebel alliance has damaged diplomatic ties.

Congolese civil society groups and regional organisations including the African Union are planning to send thousands of observers to monitor polling stations across the Democratic Republic of… Read More »Thousands deployed across DR Congo to monitor polling stations during presidential poll

A dealer bought the African mask from the couple for €150, reselling it for €4.2m.

French sports retail giant Decathlon has secretly continued selling clothes in Russia despite officially pulling out in protest at Russia’s war in Ukraine, a media… Read More »French retailer Decathlon still selling in Russia despite official pullout over Ukraine, report says

At least 250,000 are seeking sanctuary after being forced from the city of Wad Madani, the UN says.

On live TV, the transport minister commented that in Rwanda what the president said was “the law”.

The competition authority accuses the franchise holder forcing suppliers to accept lower prices.

In East Jerusalem, tensions between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians they are trying to dislodge have been rising in the context of the war in Gaza. Our… Read More »Israel-Hamas war emboldens East Jerusalem settlers eyeing Palestinian homes

The Vatican on Monday approved blessings for same-sex couples, a hugely contested issue in the Catholic Church, as long as they are not in contexts… Read More »Vatican authorises blessings for same-sex couples – under certain conditions

French MPs and senators will resume wrangling over an immigration bill on Tuesday after a last-minute disagreement stymied negotiations that had stretched late into the… Read More »French lawmakers fight to break deadlock over Macron’s flagship immigration law