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Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city
Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city
by  AFP

Thousands of anti-Rwanda protesters marched through the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Monday, AFP journalists saw, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the surrounding countryside. Thousands of people demonstrated against Rwanda in Goma the same day, according to AFP journalists, where police officers used tear gas to disperse them from the border post with the country.

AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo
AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo
by  AFP

African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador. The DR Congo government said on Saturday it was expelling Kigali's envoy over what it said was Rwanda's backing for the M23 rebels making fresh inroads in the east of the country.

Tear gas fired as Sudan pro-democracy protests spread
Tear gas fired as Sudan pro-democracy protests spread
by  AFP

Security forces firing tear gas confronted pro-democracy demonstrators across Sudan on Sunday, AFP correspondents and witnesses said. Hoisting Sudanese flags and posters of activists killed in the past 12 months of protests, demonstrators attempted to march on the presidential palace in central Khartoum as security forces used tear gas to disperse them.

Eight die in stampede at Fally Ipupa concert in DR Congo
Eight die in stampede at Fally Ipupa concert in DR Congo
by  AFP

A stampede left seven spectators and one police officer dead during a packed concert by African music star Fally Ipupa at the biggest stadium in DR Congo's capital, the police chief told official press agency ACP on Sunday. "It was a stampede," that caused the deaths, a policeman on the scene told the official Congolese Press Agency.

Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources
Burkina Faso ambush kills 13 soldiers: security sources
by  AFP

Suspected jihadists have ambushed and killed 13 soldiers in Burkina Faso's eastern province, security sources told AFP on Sunday in the latest violence to shake the insurgency-torn west African nation. That assault helped trigger the latest coup in Burkina just four days later, led by young army captain Ibrahim Traore.

Zimbabwe ruling party endorses president for 2023 vote
Zimbabwe ruling party endorses president for 2023 vote
by  AFP

Zimbabwe's governing party on Saturday declared President Emmerson Mnangagwa as its candidate for next year's presidential election. "I wish to express my profound gratitude for electing me and endorsing me as the party's sole (presidential) candidate," Mnangagwa said at the event.

Sudan Islamists protest UN post-coup mediation
Sudan Islamists protest UN post-coup mediation
by  AFP

Some 3,000 protesters in Khartoum on Saturday rejected UN mediation efforts between civilian and military leaders as "foreign interference" and called for Islamist rule in Sudan, an AFP correspondent said. With police standing nearby, some demonstrators waved banners reading "No to foreign interference" and "No to the UN", an AFP correspondent said.