News briefs
Regular digests of news on the countries SALO follows, compiled by SALO researchers.
News Briefs 16 February 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Five killed in accident with DR Congo presidential motorcade Three soldiers and two civilians were killed and 11 other people injured in an accident involving DR Congo President Joseph Kabila’s motorcade, his …
News Briefs 09 February 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN Expects Congo Offensive Against Eastern Rebels To Displace 370,000 A military offensive launched last month by Congolese troops against Ugandan militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely …
News Briefs 26 January 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo Thousands flee to Uganda as DRC violence surges People fleeing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo) have reported a surge in arbitrary killings, rapes and abductions by unidentified armed groups. The …
News Briefs: 19 January 2018
Democratic Republic of Congo UN probes DRC clashes that killed Burundi refugees The United Nations announced Tuesday it will investigate the death of 39 Burundian refugees in clashes with soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in …
News Briefs 15 December 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo Militiamen jailed in DR Congo’s Kavumu for raping 40 children A group of 11 militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been jailed for life for raping about 40 children, including at least one baby. The …
News Briefs 08 December 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo displacement crisis ‘worse than Middle East’ Conflict has forced 1.7 million people to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, causing “a mega-crisis”, aid agencies say. This …
News Briefs 01 December 2017
Bishops urge DRC president to vow to stand down Influential bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday urged President Joseph Kabila to pledge he will not seek a third term in office in order to ease fears of unrest.
News Briefs 17 November 2017
Zimbabwe Mugabe meets with army commander and SA envoy as crisis solution sought Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was shown meeting on Thursday with the army commander who put him under house arrest, as negotiations with a South African …
News Briefs - 10 November 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo UN Watchdog Tells Congo To Hold Election, Clean Up Human Rights The UN Human Rights Committee on Thursday gave the Democratic Republic of Congo a year to report on actions it has taken to hold free and fair …
News Briefs 27 October 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo UNHCR warns of worsening displacement in Democratic Republic of the Congo UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is increasingly concerned by escalating displacement we are seeing in several key regions of the Democratic …
KENYAN WOMEN MARCH FOR PEACE
25 Oct Kenyan women march for peace - http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-41513711 Wearing white scarves, women have marched through Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, to call for peace as fear grows that tomorrow’s presidential election …
News Briefs 20 October 2017
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe To Slash Budget Deficit Despite Looming Elections Zimbabwe plans to cut its budget deficit by half next year to 4% of GDP, the national Treasury said, an ambitious goal at a time when the country is expected to hold a …
News Briefs 13 October 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo Congo Elections Won’t Be Held Before April 2019 Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo that were due last year won’t be held before April 2019, the electoral commission said, a delay that undermines a …
News Briefs 06 October 2017
Swaziland Swaziland seeks new markets as EU sugar quota ends Swaziland is searching for new regional markets for its sugar following the end of a quota system that limited production by European Union countries for the past 50 years, an …
News Briefs 29 September 2017
Sudan Al Bashir extends helping hand to South Sudan Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has extended a helping hand to South Sudan saying his government will pull out all the stops to ensure that there is a lasting peace and stability in …
News Briefs 22 September 2017
Somalia Over 50 killed, thousands displaced in Somalia clashes Dozens have been killed, and over 55 000 ethnic Oromos have fled from Ethiopia’s Somali region, after a week of clashes between Oromos and Somalis. AP reported on Monday that …
News Briefs 15 September 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo: Children’s access to education under threat from ongoing violence in Kasai region A large campaign to get 150,000 primary school-aged children back to the classroom has kicked off in the volatile Kasai …
News Briefs 08 September 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo: Government must deliver on pledge to end child mining labour by 2025 In response to the commitment made this week by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to …
News Briefs 01 September 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo DRC temporarily bans import of key consumer goods Authorities have banned imports of several popular consumer products in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo for six months to fight smuggling, Trade …
News Briefs - 14 July 2017
Democratic Republic of Congo UN: Another 38 probable mass graves found in DR Congo Another 38 probable mass graves have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence between troops and armed fighters has killed thousands of …