Africa

Russia has held talks with the Republic of Congo to discuss the development of bilateral military cooperation.

US officials said deportations may start this as early as this week, while the programme has already stirred controversy and opposition

A Kenyan court has convicted four people, including three foreigners, for attempted ant trafficking.

The DRC, the world’s leading producer of the mineral that supplies the electronics and aerospace industries, has experienced a surge in violence in recent months.

There have been fresh explosions on Wednesday morning in Port Sudan as violence escalates.

A new trial of several Tunisian opposition figures accused of plotting against the state opened on Tuesday, weeks after a separate mass trial jailed nearly 40 people.

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance party has gone to court to challenge new employment equity legislation which sets out numerical targets for the number of non-white people that companies should employ.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have restarted peace talks in Qatar, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

The United Nations has condemned drone attacks on Port Sudan airport, with the Sudanese government accusing paramilitary group RSF of involvement in the attacks.

Sudan’s army-aligned government has severed diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, declaring the Gulf country an “aggressor state.”