World Aug 11 Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth A 54-pound meteorite from Mars has sold for over $5 million at a New York auction, setting a world record. But officials in Niger, where the meteorite was found, suspect it may have been smuggled out of the West African…
World Aug 06 Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with Moscow’s Africa Corps Officials in the Central African Republic have said that Russia has called on the country to replace the private Wagner mercenary group with Moscow's state-run Africa Corps and requested payment for further security services.
World Mar 17 M23 rebels withdraw from peace talks with Congo, citing international sanctions Congo's government will participate in peace talks in Angola on Tuesday with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, a spokesperson said Monday.
World Jan 26 Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of key eastern city as fighting kills peacekeepers Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.”…
World Nov 17 Senegal votes in election that will decide if its president can carry out promised reforms Polls closed in Senegal on Sunday for a parliamentary election set to determine whether the country’s newly elected president can carry out ambitious reforms.
World Jun 06 What to know about Russia’s growing influence in Africa Russia has emerged as the security partner of choice for a growing number of African governments in the region, displacing traditional allies like France and the United States.
World May 03 M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo The decadeslong conflict in eastern Congo has produced one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with over 100 armed groups fighting for control of the mineral-rich area near the border with Rwanda.