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Rebel group M23 takes control of Congo town, in blow to peace talks in Africa

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Uvira on Thursday, endangering peace efforts in the region.

Vendors and customers crowd a market in Uvira on December 9, 2025.
(From L-R) US President Donald Trump, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi hold  a signed document during a signing ceremony at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, December 4, 2025.

Congo, Rwanda leaders affirm commitment to Trump-backed peace deal

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi's high representative Sumbu Sita Mambu and head of the M23 rebel group delegation Benjamin Mbonimpa sign a framework agreement for a peace deal aimed at ending fighting in eastern Congo, during a ceremony in Doha, Qatar, November 15, 2025.

Congo, M23 rebels agree to framework pact backed by US and Qatar

Relatives assist a distressed victim of the genocide at a mass-grave site in Kigali

Police arrest Rwandan genocide leader on Long Island for immigration fraud


China scraps travel advisory in place since Trump's Jerusalem move

Foreign Ministry lobbies for move, says one small example of why Treasury proposal to dramatically cut ministry is badly mistaken.

Tourists look at a mobile phone as they stand at an observation point overlooking the Dome of the Rock and Jerusalem's Old City

UN urges Israel to find solutions for African migrants

The vast majority come from Eritrea and Sudan and many say they fled war and persecution as well as economic hardship.

African migrants sit at the Holot open detention center in the Negev in Southern Israel

Rwanda, Uganda deny deal with Israel to take in asylum seekers

"Fake news," one Rwandan diplomat said of the deal.

CHILDREN OF migrant workers play on a Tel Aviv beach on Independence Day, marking the 65th anniversary of the creation of the state last year.

Conference participants object to comparisons of antisemitism and racisms

World Jewish Congress official rejects description of antisemitism as ‘most pernicious hatred.’

World Jewish Congress panel on antisemitism and racism

Rwanda says no to migrant deportation

Israel has the room, resources, and employment opportunities to successfully accommodate African asylum seekers already here.

AN AFRICAN migrant walks with his luggage after being released from Holot detention center in the Negev in 2015.

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Largest-ever delegation of African parliamentary speakers head to Knesset

The visit comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Kenya this week, his third to Africa in the past year and a half.

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Kenya, November 28, 2017.

Netanyahu announces opening of new Israeli embassy in Rwanda

Netanyahu informed Rwandan President Paul Kagame the embassy would open in Kigali, the country's capital.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on November 28.

Netanyahu, Rivlin hold rare joint greeting for Rwandan president in Jerusalem

PM and president invoke memory of Holocaust, Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi as part of the two nations mutual understanding of tragic legacy.

President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Jerusalem, July 10, 2017

Rwanda’s Kagame to arrive for two-day visit to Israel

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has in recent years been a key ally for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his attempts to build closer ties with Africa.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame