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Southern Africa: SADC, AU and Botswana Co-Host High-Level Harmonisation Meeting to Promote Peace Initiatives in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

eriinfo.com1 week ago06 mins

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Botswana co-hosted the High-Level Harmonisation Meeting of the AU Panel of Facilitators and the Independent Joint Secretariat (IJS) on the peace process for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Gaborone, Botswana, from 24 to 26 July 2026. The meeting…

Eleven killed after plane carrying skydivers crashes in eastern France

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local authorities said. The pilot and 10 passengers died in the incident, including five students and five instructors, according to local officials. The plane, which was being used by a parachutist school, had taken off from…

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Africa: The Politics of ‘Terrorism’ As a Designation in Eastern DR Congo

eriinfo.com1 month ago013 mins

Words matter in conflict, and few carry more consequences than ‘terrorist’. Overused for decades, applied to insurgents, separatists, and state enemies alike, the label has been stretched to the point that it has become analytically meaningless. Yet the problem runs deeper than overuse. State actors may apply the charge of ‘terrorist’ as a justification for…

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Africa: Eastern Africa Exports Grew 14.5 Percent in 2025 – Uneca

eriinfo.com1 month ago05 mins

Eastern Africa recorded exceptionally strong growth in exports in 2025, with the UN Economic Commission (UNECA) estimating that total regional exports have increased by approximately 14.5 per cent in 2025. Excluding the region’s largest single exporter – the DR Congo – export growth is even stronger at around 19 per cent, UNECA’s latest sub-regional report…

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Africa: Kenya – Journalist Leaders Resolve to Drive Fact-Based Migration Narratives in Eastern Africa

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

The regional forum, supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme and funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), brought together journalists union leaders and media professionals from Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda to strengthen professional journalism…

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Africa: Why Military Gains Are Not Weakening the ADF in Eastern DRC

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

The ADF’s resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations cannot address alone. Multiple blows continue to shatter security in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the deadly Ebola outbreak adding to the Congo River Alliance (AFC)/M23 conflict and stalled peace processes. Meanwhile, the Islamic State-aligned Allied…

U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack of the week

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack of the week and putting the total death toll at more than 200. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free…

Truck carrying returning refugees crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 22

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from neighboring Pakistan overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 36 others, most of them women and children, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The…

US military kills two people in new eastern Pacific Ocean attack | News

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

The killings mark the third attack in May alone by the US military in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 The United States military said it killed two people, leaving one survivor, in its latest attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the attack…

Pentagon says one survivor after latest strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 2

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor. Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion, followed by a column of fire rising from the ocean. Southern…