Emergency Meeting

Ruto Calls Urgent EAC Summit on DRC Crisis

Kenyan President William Ruto, in his capacity as chairperson of the East African Community, has convened an extraordinary summit to address the rising violence in eastern DRC. He stressed the importance of diplomacy over military intervention and called for dialogue to resolve the conflict. The emergency meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, will bring together Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi.

January 29, 2025 15

Africa

South Africa Urges Rwanda’s M23 to Cease Hostilities and Withdraw from DRC

South Africa Permanent Representative at the United Nations ambassador, Mathu Joyini, has called for Rwanda’s M23 to immediately cease all hostile actions and withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes after 13 soldiers including nine South African National Defence Force members were killed in clashes with M23 rebels. Addressing the UN Security Council emergency meeting on Sunday, Joyini said it is crucial for the Rwanda Defence Forces […]

January 27, 2025 45

Business / Economics

South Africa, Joburg building fire survivors demand better housing after their settlement floods

By Kimberly Mutandiro via GroundUp Albert Street building fire survivors and activists, who are part of the Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign, meet at the Denver settlement on the outskirts of the city centre on Wednesday to discuss their poor living conditions. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Survivors of the Albert Street building fire in Johannesburg and activists gathered on Wednesday for an emergency meeting. The building was engulfed in a fire in August […]

January 12, 2024 25

World

Japan condemns North Korea missile launch

Japan is calling an emergency national security meeting after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles within 12 hours. The projectiles are thought to have landed in the Sea of Japan short of the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

December 18, 2023 48