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DR Congo doubles salaries for soldiers as rebels advance
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DR Congo doubles salaries for soldiers as rebels advance

Monthly salaries since 2022 have averaged between $100 and $200 for all ranks, according to government documents. Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent bid to boost morale as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance in t...

South Sudan president ordered VP Machar's house arrest - government
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South Sudan president ordered VP Machar's house arrest - government

President Salva Kiir "directed the placement of Dr Riek Machar under house arrest," information minister and government spokesman Michael Makuei Lueth said. The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a fo...

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan holds key talks during US visit
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Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan holds key talks during US visit

The meetings come after Fidan met his US counterpart Rubio, where they discussed bilateral ties and regional issues, including engaging with the new Syrian government and a ceasefire in besieged Gaza. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has conducted a series of high-level meetings during his tw...

Mbappé et trois joueurs du Real Madrid dans le viseur de l'UEFA
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Mbappé et trois joueurs du Real Madrid dans le viseur de l'UEFA

L'instance dirigeante du football européen ouvre une enquête contre quatre joueurs du Real Madrid dont Mbappé et Vinicius pour comportement incorrect. L'UEFA a annoncé jeudi ouvrir une enquête à l'encontre de Kylian Mbappé et trois de ses coéquipiers au Real Madrid pour une potentielle violation...

Kenyan national team goalkeeper under probe for alleged match-fixing
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Kenyan national team goalkeeper under probe for alleged match-fixing

Goalkeeper Patrick Matasi was secretly filmed talking over a plan to fix a match in return for cash Kenya opened a match-fixing investigation following allegations that a national team goalkeeper helped rig an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) confirmed it was a...

Kenya sends Raila Odinga to mediate South Sudan crisis
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Kenya sends Raila Odinga to mediate South Sudan crisis

Raila Odinga's spokesperson confirmed that the former Kenya prime minister would travel to Juba on Friday. Kenya has appointed former Prime Minister Raila Odinga as a special envoy to South Sudan in a bid to ease escalating tensions between President Salva Kiir and his longtime rival, First Vice...