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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.

Congo, M23 rebels pledge in Qatar to reach peace deal next month Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group pledged to sign a peace agreement by August 18, at a ceremony in Doha on Saturday, a sign of progress even as outstanding details need to be negotiated.

DRC and M23 on Saturday pledged to sign a peace agreement by August 18. Negotiations are meant to start no later than August 8, which would give them less than two weeks to sort out a wide range of issues.

"We are confident and we are hopeful," Boulos said.

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Congo, M23 rebels to sign declaration of principles to end fighting, sources say Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo, a sign of progress after months of talks mediated by Qatar, though key details still need to be negotiated, four sources said on Friday.

Congo and M23 have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern DRC, a sign of progress after months of talks mediated by Qatar, though key details still need to be negotiated, four sources told Reuters on Friday.

Signing expected Saturday.

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Barcelona agree sponsorship deal with DR Congo to promote tourism Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros ($46.37 million) in a sponsorship deal with Spanish soccer club Barcelona that would see a logo promoting tourism appear on some team apparel, according to a contract seen on Thursday by Reuters.

DRC has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros in a sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona that would see a logo promoting tourism appear on some team apparel, according to a contract seen by Reuters.

It has also recently announced deals w/ AS Monaco and AC Milan.

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S&P Global downgrades Senegal's rating over soaring debt levels Senegal's sovereign credit rating was cut by S&P Global to B- late on Monday and immediately put on a negative outlook - effectively another downgrade warning - due to growing concerns about the country's soaring debt levels.

"This significant upward revision (in debt) leaves Senegal with no fiscal space for a cushion against any potential economic or financial shock in the future," S&P Global said. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Fauja Singh, world's 'oldest' marathon runner, dies at 114 in hit-and-run Police say Singh was walking in his village in India's Punjab state when an unidentified vehicle hit him.

"He continued to compete in marathons well into his 100s and earned the nickname 'Turbaned Tornado'." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Cameroon's Biya, 92, brushes off health fears in bid for new term In June 2004, on returning from yet another extended stay abroad, Cameroon President Paul Biya came down from his plane and poked fun at rumours he was dead.

"Nous sommes foutus" ("We are screwed!") was the front-page headline of Cameroon's Le Messager newspaper on Monday after Paul Biya, 92 and the world's oldest head of state, announced he would seek a new term. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Cameroon's Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday.

Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year's presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president's X account said on Sunday. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

How a US mission to push a Trump deal in Congo unravelled Three envoys went to Congo with a quid pro quo offer from Washington. The venture ended with them fleeing the country two days later.

An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the DRC in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump administration.

Two days later, they fled the country in fear of arrest. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Nigeria says US pressuring Africa to accept Venezuelan deportees Nigeria's foreign minister said the United States was pressuring African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, some straight out of prison, but Africa's most populous country could not accommodate them due to its own problems.

Nigeria's foreign minister said the US was pressuring African countries to accept Venezuelan deportees, some straight out of prison: www.reuters.com/world/americ...

The Trump administration also asked five African leaders who visited the White House this week to take in deported migrants.

Trump's 'good English' praise prompts eye rolls in Liberia, and some cheers Liberians reacted with a mix of anger and weary resignation on Thursday after discovering that the leader of their country's closest bilateral partner does not appear to know what language they speak.

Liberians reacted with a mix of anger and weary resignation on Thursday after discovering that Trump does not appear to know what language they speak.

But not everyone was mad. One newspaper headline: "Trump's Invite of Liberia Scores 'Bigly'".
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Trump Africa summit: Live Updates with leaders of Gabon, Senegal as aid cuts bite The US President is meeting leaders of five West African countries as his aid cuts impact the continent.

"Such good English" Trump says to Liberia President Joseph Boakai at White House lunch.

Earlier he cut off the president of Mauritania mid-speech and asked the other four leaders to state their names and countries.

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Gilead, Global Fund finalize plan to supply HIV prevention drug to poor countries Gilead Sciences and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Wednesday they had finalized plans to supply a long-acting HIV prevention drug to low-income countries, despite the absence of funding from a key U.S. initiative aimed at addressing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Gilead and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Wednesday they had finalized plans to supply a long-acting HIV prevention drug to low-income countries, despite the absence of PEPFAR funding. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

A special moment that never gets old, unboxing a new book after years of work on it. Please help me welcome The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness at High Tide.

- Rwanda has deployed "high-tech systems capable of neutralizing air assets" to give M23 "a decisive tactical advantage" over Congo's army

- A likely missile attack on U.N. peacekeepers in January that killed one and injured four appeared to have been fired from a Rwandan military position

Exclusive: Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels, say UN experts Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a group of United Nations experts.

The new UN group of experts report, exclusively obtained by Reuters, shows:

- Rwanda exercises command and control over M23, including on decisions of whether to hold territory
- Rwanda has hosted AFC/M23 leaders and trained recruits at various military facilities

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Exclusive: USAID cancelled rape survivor kits for Congo as conflict erupted U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cancelled a major contract to supply emergency kits for rape survivors in Congo as violence surged in the east this year, leaving thousands without access to life-saving medication, the United Nations and aid groups said.

The Trump administration cancelled a major contract to supply emergency kits for rape survivors in DRC as violence surged in the east this year, leaving thousands without access to life-saving medication.

"The pipeline got disrupted at a very unfortunate time." www.reuters.com/business/hea...