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The Democratic Republic of Congo does not want Rwanda in a possible regional force on its soil. This is the message from Kinshasa to the British prime minister ahead of a Commonwealth summit in Kigali. In a statement released last Friday, the Congolese government accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels who seized the town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda last week. The statement added that an extraordinary “higher council of defense” was held on Wednesday, chaired by the head of state Félix Tshisekedi, at the end of which the DRC decided to suspend bilateral agreements with Rwanda.…

Disappointment in South Sudan at the news of the postponement of Pope Francis’s visit to the region. The visit was originally planned for July 2nd to the 7th. According to a statement released by the Vatican last week, the Pope’s ongoing knee problem is the reason behind the postponement. “When we received the news of the postponement, we received this with mixed feelings. Some they say yeah God things work differently from the way that we do our things but others say no that is not good, you know that is the mixed feelings that I heard. But for me…

Sudan’s wheat harvest is at risk of going to waste after the country’s cash-strapped government backed out of promises to purchase it at favorable prices. Farmer Modawi Ahmed is one of thousands who have cultivated the grain as part of Sudan’s largest agricultural scheme, named Al-Gezira. “The agricultural bank wants us to pay for our loans in wheat, according to the encouraging price which was set at 43,000 (Sudanese pound, almost 88 euros, ed.). One (a farmer, ed.) must register with the bank the quantity they will supply, and the bank will determine the quantity it will take. After calculating…

Is your organization ready for the fourth industrial revolution? The global workforce is undergoing a massive technological shift that many are calling the “fourth Industrial Revolution.” According to a recent World Economic Forum report, nearly a third of the most important skillsets in 2025 will be comprised of technology skills not yet considered imperative to the job today. How will your organization fill these critical roles with skillsets that are just beginning to emerge? In this whitepaper you’ll learn: The 10 technologies that will transform the global economy by 2025 What technological change means for your workforce How you can…

Supermoons are a rare a chance to get close to the moon and see it bigger and brighter with your own eyes. Scientists talk about a supermoon when the moon is closest to the Earth on its orbit and appears as a full moon. The moon looks much bigger and brighter — perhaps because it appears closer to features on the horizon like mountains or trees. Full moons happen when the side of the moon that faces Earth is fully lit by the sun. And a supermoon is first-and-foremost a full moon. So, some people refer to full supermoons. The…

The Gambian government has ordered the suspension of state employees accused of crimes during the presidency of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, a justice ministry spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday. The step marks a significant advance in the judicial process to try multiple crimes committed between 1994 and 2017 under former president Yahya Jammeh, including torture, summary executions and sexual abuse. The minister of justice has written to government institutions to notify those concerned of their suspension, said Kimbeng Tah, spokesman for the ministry, who said he expected “their suspension in the next few days. Among them are the commander of…

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud appointed lawmaker Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s prime minister on Wednesday, with the new premier facing a host of challenges including a looming famine and an Islamist insurgency. “The president wishes the new PM utmost success as he leads the government’s ambitious reform agenda and calls on Somali people to render him their unwavering support,” the presidency said on Twitter. The 48-year-old MP from the semi-autonomous state of Jubaland replaces Mohamed Hussein Roble, whose 22 months in office were marred by a rancorous dispute with Mohamud’s predecessor Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed that threatened to plunge…

Tunisia is seeking to expand wheat cultivation to 800,000 hectares, part of a campaign to achieve strategic food security and to cut reliance on imports. The government also plans to increase the provision of inputs to farmers. The measures planned by the government are a response to the challenges caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine, one of the main grain-producing countries in the world and Tunisia’s grain suppliers. Tunisia imported more than 1.5 million tonnes of wheat in 2021, mainly from Ukraine and Russia. Supply chain disruptions and sanctions against Moscow have driven up oil prices and inflation,…

Spain’s economy minister on Monday linked Algeria’s decision to break a decades-old friendship treaty with Spain that has frozen economic links with what she described as the North African country’s increasing alignment with Russia. In an interview with Catalunya Radio, Nadia Calviño said that in recent International Monetary Fund meetings she has chaired, she noticed “that Algeria was more and more aligned with Russia, and as such, it (the decision) didn’t surprise me.” Algeria suspended the two-decade-old friendship treaty with Spain last Wednesday. The move was seen as retaliation after Madrid came out in support of Morocco’s attempts to keep…

At least 30 students of the Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region of Ghana were rushed to the hospital on Monday, after police allegedly opened tear gas on them while they were demonstrating over frequent road accidents in front of the school. According to local media reports, the students had blocked the road in front of their school in the course of their protest over frequent knockdowns. In their protests, the students lamented that frequent calls for speed ramps have fallen on deaf ears. In a citinews’ report, police were called in to clear the roadblock and disperse…