News24 | Malawi orders troops to prepare withdrawal from eastern Congo

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defence forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a statement said on Wednesday. Source

News24 | 9 finance ministry officials detained in Uganda over central bank heist

Uganda's police have detained nine finance ministry officials as part of an investigation into accusations of hacking the central bank's electronic systems that resulted in theft of 62 billion shillings ($16.87 million), the ministry and police said. Source

News24 | Russian propaganda: How Moscow uses disinformation in Africa

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW explains how the methods and objectives of these campaigns differ from region to region and how effective they are. Source

News24 | 'Defending the civilian population and our positions': Rwanda-backed M23 announces ceasefire in DRC

Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced that they will pause their advance across the east of the country for humanitarian reasons. Source

News24 | Tshisekedi and Kagame to join summit on crisis in war-torn eastern DRC

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday on the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where a Rwanda-backed armed group is advancing. Source

News24 | Malema calls for closure of Rwandan embassy, blames Kagame for deaths of SANDF soldiers

EFF president Julius Malema has accused Rwandan president Paul Kagame of having the blood of South African soldiers on his hands. Malema has also called for the closure of the Rwandan embassy amid rising tensions between South Africa and Rwanda. Source

News24 | Rwanda 'welcomes the proposed joint summit' on DRC, as Tanzania announces 2 soldiers' deaths

Rwanda welcomed calls for a summit of two African regional groups to discuss the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo, as Tanzania became the latest country to announce the loss of soldiers there. Source

News24 | DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns

The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said on Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases. Source

News24 | DRC conflict: SADC to send emissaries to North Kivu to collect dead and injured soldiers

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will dispatch a team to North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to facilitate the repatriation of deceased and injured SA National Defence Force members, as well as those from Malawian and Tanzanian forces. Source

News24 | Rwanda-backed M23 advances in DRC as volunteers rally to fight back

After seizing the biggest city in eastern DR Congo, the Rwandan-backed armed group M23 was advancing south through a neighbouring province on Friday, as young men volunteered to fight against it alongside the struggling Congolese army. Source

News24 | Uganda takes more active role in DRC to 'deter and deny the numerous other negative armed groups'

The Ugandan army said that its troops stationed in eastern DR Congo would adopt a "forward defensive posture" amid escalating fighting in the region. Source

News24 | Nigeria's Grammy-winning Tems cancels Kigali concert amid Rwanda-DRC tensions

Nigeria's Grammy-winning singer Tems announced she was cancelling an upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda's support of the M23 armed group waging an offensive in eastern DR Congo. Source