SONA 2025 BLOG: 'If everything is a priority then nothing is,' parties react to President Cyril Ramaphosa's address
Follow IOL's coverage as South Africa prepares for President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA 2025 and traffic disruptions in Cape Town ...
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...
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Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault
Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...
Daily Monitor4d
It is all love between Congo and Rwanda at the Look One Art showcase
When the annual Look One Art exhibition was announced towards the end of the year, it was supposed to be just any other edition of the showcase. Look One is an annual exhibition held at the Xenson ...
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Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
SONA 2025 | Ramaphosa orders half-masting of SA flag to honour 14 fallen troops in DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the 14 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in a peacekeeping mission in the ...
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Honouring our heroes: Ramaphosa declares week of mourning for fallen SANDF soldiers
soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Opening his ninth State Of the Nation Address (SONA), Ramaphosa declared the flags will be flown at half mast in honour of: Staff ...
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African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
Leaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a crisis summit in Tanzania ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo ‘s key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their ...
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If you love flag football, be mindful of your knees
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — UW Medicine released a message Thursday boosting the positive effects of playing flag football, but still warns everyone to be careful. As the countdown to the Super Bowl ...