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Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.

Our story from northern Cameroon -- a malaria hotspot and longtime beneficiary of US aid that has now, with Trump's cuts, been stripped of funding for community health workers and drugs.

"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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Exclusive: Mali mining dispute proved last straw for Barrick's 'Mercurial Mark' Bristow, sources say Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick Mining's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership, according to four people familiar with the development.

Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership.

Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Internal meeting notes seen by Reuters highlight long-standing disagreements that have complicated efforts to make peace.

The two sides fought over Rwanda's relationship to M23, the size of the FDLR and who is responsible for neutralizing it.

Mediators had to intervene repeatedly.

Exclusive: Congo, Rwanda eye October start to security measures under Trump-backed peace deal, sources say Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to start implementing security measures under a U.S.-mediated deal next month, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, in what would be a key step toward carrying out the peace agreement amid concerns over lack of progress.

Congo and Rwanda have agreed to start implementing security measures from the US-mediated peace deal in October.

Under the new plan, neutralization of the FDLR and the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from eastern DRC will be done by year's end.

Our latest: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Reuters is hiring a correspondent to be based in Dakar who would lead coverage of DRC and contribute to our broader file (23 countries in total).

The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...

Congo's army and M23 are dispatching hundreds of men to frontline towns and blaming each other for flouting agreements in an escalation that risks reigniting a conflict Trump claims to have ended.

Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

This week in democratic transitions:

Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/

Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Senegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route, officials said.

Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route.

One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

- One deportee, a bisexual man, has been sent back to Gambia and is in hiding
- Four others have been held in an open-air detention facility in Ghana
- Opposition MPs say the deal "risks our country being perceived as aligning itself with the US govt's current immigration enforcement regime"

The complaint said:

- Five of the deportees were taken from a Louisiana immigration detention center, shackled and put on a US military plane without being told their destination
- Several were placed in straitjackets for 16 hours

Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from US, president says Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals deported from the United States and 14 have already arrived in the country, President John Dramani Mahama told reporters late Wednesday.

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said this week his country had agreed to accept West Africans deported by the Trump administration, and that 14 had arrived already: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

A complaint filed on Friday offered new details of the operation: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Exclusive: Congo-Rwanda draft deal outlines role of US, others in revamp of minerals sector Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will commit to working with third parties, including the U.S., to revamp their mineral supply chains and develop reforms, according to a draft of an economic framework seen by Reuters, as they seek to spur investment following a peace deal reached in Washington.

Even as Congo's peace process stalls, talks on revamping the lucrative minerals sector continue.

A draft agreement seen by Reuters outlines the role of the U.S. and regulatory bodies in "de-risking" private sector investment, a priority for the Trump administration:
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Land quarrels in rebel-occupied Congo threaten Trump peace deal Returning to land they fled during a violent advance by M23 rebels, some farmers in eastern Congo have had an unwelcome surprise: Their fields of cauliflower and cabbage have been taken over by newcomers, including Rwandans.

M23's advance in eastern Congo allowed new arrivals, including some from Rwanda, to seize coveted land earlier this year.

The resulting disputes pose yet another hurdle for the Trump administration as it seeks to end the conflict and lure Western investments.
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East African migrants drive surge of arrivals in Spain's Balearic islands More than 30 boats carrying about 600 irregular migrants have arrived in Spain's Balearic islands since Monday, officials said, as a new migratory route from North Africa gains traction after a crackdown by authorities in other jumping off points.

30+ boats carrying around 600 irregular migrants have arrived in Spain's Balearic islands since Monday, as a new route from North Africa gains traction after a crackdown by authorities elsewhere.

A significant number of the arrivals are from East Africa.
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Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging them is a focus of peace talks. It won't be easy.

"Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels" - a Reuters investigation into the operations of Rubaya, which produces 15% of the world's coltan.

Some US entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza Rights advocates said Anas Al Sharif had been targeted for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war and Israel's claim lacked evidence.

Al Jazeera said Al Sharif had left a social media message to be posted in the event of his death that read, "...I never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or misrepresentation, hoping that God would witness those who remained silent." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia Cost estimates of moving Palestinians to five destinations were included in project on postwar plans

Boston Consulting Group consultants modelled relocating Palestinians to Somalia and Somaliland during a project on postwar Gaza, according to people familiar with the work.
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The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.

"After the Roman empire stopped functioning, many people went on deferring to the distant emperor, acting as if he still mattered; in Sudan, I found similar nostalgia for the interest and engagement that once came from Washington." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday.

The Trump administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks, the State Department said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

An Electoral Puzzle: Handling Côte d’Ivoire’s High-risk Poll | International Crisis Group President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a fourth term and the exclusion of key opponents are fuelling tensions ahead of Côte d'Ivoire’s October presidential election. With three months to go before the ...

"Circumstances ahead of the October vote are much the same as they were on the eve of the 2020 election... Major opposition leaders have been excluded from the ballot... and their supporters could take their frustrations to the streets." www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-...

Exclusive: Rwanda reached deal with US to take in up to 250 migrants, government says The United States and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to potentially accept hundreds of migrants deported from the U.S., the spokesperson for the Rwandan government and an official told Reuters, as President Donald Trump's administration takes a hardline approach toward immigration.

Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the US, a Rwandan government spokesperson and an official told Reuters.

The agreement was signed in June and Washington has already sent an initial list of 10 people to be vetted. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Exclusive: UN says scores of farmers killed in Congo, endangering Trump's peace An M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east Democratic Republic of Congo killed 169 people earlier this month, a U.N. body told Reuters, in what would be one of the deadliest incidents since the Rwanda-backed group's resurgence.

Meanwhile, UNJRO told Reuters an M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east DRC (Rutshuru) killed 169 people this month, in what would be one of the deadliest incidents since the Rwanda-backed group's resurgence.

M23 said it would investigate: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Rwanda, Congo hold first meeting of joint oversight committee under peace deal Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step toward implementing a peace deal agreed last month in Washington even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.

Rwanda and DRC held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step toward implementing a peace deal agreed last month even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.

Boulos pushed back on the notion that implementation was off track: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Ivory Coast President Ouattara in pole position for fourth term Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's decision to seek re-election in October means the world's top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his promise to pass the baton to a new generation of political leaders.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's decision to seek re-election in October means the world's top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his promise to pass the baton to a new generation of political leaders.

Our first look at his fourth-term bid:
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West Africa's security woes no longer France's concern, minister says The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a week after Paris handed over control of its last major military base in the region.

The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France's concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a week after Paris handed over control of its last major military base in the region. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Trump’s DRC-Rwanda Deal Won’t Bring Peace to Eastern Congo The U.S.-brokered deal represents a diplomatic breakthrough. But observers are skeptical it will deliver on its ambitious promises.

"The vague language of neutralization and the absence of a robust, independent and intl verification mechanism gives Rwanda the ability to indefinitely use the FDLR’s presence to either delay its withdrawal or to once again intervene in eastern DRC." www.worldpoliticsreview.com/drc-rwanda-m...

Rwandan rebels' fate clouds Trump's vision for mineral-rich Congo Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel group has emerged as one of the major obstacles.

Moves to end fighting in eastern DRC that are essential to Trump's plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of the small FDLR rebel group has emerged as one of the major obstacles. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Explainer: Senegal's billions in hidden debt, and why it is an IMF headache Senegal is grappling with billions of dollars in debt that was hidden by the previous administration - a problem for the cash-strapped country whose Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is expected to present a comprehensive economic recovery plan next week.

Senegal is grappling with billions of dollars in debt that was hidden by the previous administration, and PM Sonko is expected to present an economic recovery plan next week.

Our look at why the debt figures changed and what is next for Senegal and the IMF: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

U.S. Quietly Drafts Plan to End Program That Saved Millions From AIDS

State Department officials have been mapping out a plan to shut down PEPFAR.

It would involve "transitioning" some countries away from US assistance in as little as two years. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/h...

AFP (10 freelancers in Gaza across text/photo/video) : since the agency founded in 1944 we’ve had journalists killed, injured or imprisoned, but none of us can recall a colleague dying of starvation.

Which is imminent.