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Congo Rwanda peace
Africa

US companies rush into Congo before ink is dry on peace deal

If pact between DRC and Rwanda is all about a resource grab for Washington, it will fail. Someone needs to do the hard work of diplomacy.

Netanyahu
QiOSK

AP: Israel wants to send Gazans to South Sudan

Meanwhile Netanyahu says he will ‘allow’ Palestinians to leave Gaza and other countries should ‘open their doors’

Nairobi protests Kenya
Africa

Why is Washington's relationship with Kenya suddenly in tatters?

A Senate push to revisit Nairobi's status as 'Major Non-NATO Ally' signals wider American discomfort with the traditional African stalwart

Paul Biya
Africa

How an aging despot's grip on power could unravel Central Africa

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president is running again — and the cost could be political unrest at home and regional insecurity abroad

Sudan
Africa

Sudan civil war takes dark turn as RSF launches 'parallel government'

Meanwhile US cancels peace talks, reflecting yet another intractable conflict on the administration's plate

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect
Africa

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect

The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.