AU summit tackles climate change and Somaliland tensions
Heads of state are arriving in Addis Ababa for the 2026 African Union Summit, with a water-focused theme centred on clim
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Heads of state are arriving in Addis Ababa for the 2026 African Union Summit, with a water-focused theme centred on clim
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Mali and Burkina Faso are the latest to issue ‘tit-for-tat’ bans on visas for US citizens with immediate effect.
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Hopes that conflict would end this year were dashed after M23 advanced on key city Uvira despite US, Qatar peace deals.
Resolution urges Rwandan troops to withdraw from area of conflict that has killed hundreds, displaced tens of thousands.
UN refugee agency says women and children arriving ‘exhausted and severely traumatised’ after fleeing eastern DRC.
As M23 captures and then withdraws from key DRC city, residents say ‘whoever comes with peace is welcome here’.

Exclusive Global News Insight footage shows fighters and military vehicles on the move.
Exclusive Global News Insight footage shows fighters, military vehicles on the move as M23 spokespeople say withdrawal under way.

“Wanting to give peace a chance would’ve meant not taking over Uvira.”