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By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) – A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region. The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga, an Ituri native, comes as …

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By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) – Police deployed heavily in Zimbabwe’s capital and other cities on Monday, largely neutralising a call by veterans for massive protests against plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule. Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party said in January it wanted to extend Mnangagwa’s term in office by two years until 2030. Mnangagwa, …

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(Reuters) -Qatari mediators hosted a second round of talks on Friday between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and separately met representatives of the Rwandan-backed rebellion waging an insurgency in eastern Congo, four sources told Reuters. Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met last week in Doha for their first talks …

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THE HAGUE -The World Court said on Friday it would hear a case brought by Sudan demanding emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates and accusing the Gulf state of violating obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming paramilitary forces. Sudan has accused the UAE of arming the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which have …

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