here is your latest african news africa wide african leaders welcome russia ukraine wheat
deal african leaders have welcomed a ukraine russia deal
that is set to unblock wheat and maize experts from ukrainian ports the african
union au said the agreement was a welcome development for the continent on july 22nd
adding that grain shipments were ardently needed to avert famine marquis l chairman of
the 55-member state continental body said the deal was a response to russia's visit in june
where au officials stressed to put in the urgency of returning cereals from ukraine and russia
to world markets broke out by the un and turkey the deal is the first major agreement involving
moscow and kiev since the conflict began in february it aims to reduce grain prices and
restore exports to countries currently gripped by food shortages the agreement should make it
possible to export between 20 to 25 million tons of grain stuck in ukraine if successful
chad child opposition groups to take part in peace talks several chadian political and dribble groups
have decided to take part in peace talks in qatar reversing their previous position earlier this
month they pulled out after accusing chad's military government of harassment and threats
chad's interim president mohammed debbie recently announced that a national dialogue
would take place in august as the first step towards elections
the death of his father last year the country's longtime leader idris debbie threw
charred into political turmoil muhammad debbie dismissed the government dissolved parliament
and repealed the constitution vowing to hold free and transparent elections in 18 months a deadline
that he said could be postponed once if certain conditions were not fulfilled the rebel groups
who withdrew on july 16th did so less than 24 hours after the younger debbie's administration
announced that a national peace dialogue ahead of elections would start on august 20th
the rebels said that the new date had been set without any consultation describing it as an
attempt to exclude many of the armed groups and their political allies from the dialogue
mali mali orders united nations spokesperson to leave the country
on july 20 2022 malian authorities ordered olivia salgado the spokesman of the united
nations peacekeeping mission minusma to leave the country the move follows the military government
suspension of the rotation of the united nations military and police forces
the mandate of the un mission in the country was renewed in june the government announced
that for national security reasons all rotations of the military contingent and police contingent
of munisma were suspended earlier on june 10 2022 mali arrested 49 soldiers from ivory coast
minisma said it believed that the troops were part of a unit that provided routine
logistical support to the dr congo military contingent but the mali government said the
soldiers provided varying reasons for their presence in the country including that they
were carrying out a confidential mission and that they were protecting germany's munisma contingent
cardiff government has contested mali's claims
africa wide wafkon 2022 south africa beat morocco to finally land their first title
the south african national team has been crowned women's africa cup of nations champions for the
first time in its history following a hard-fought 2-1 victory of a host morocco at prince malay
abdellah stadium on saturday 23rd july playing in front of a crowd of over 45 000 supporters in
rabat the south africans upset their hosts thanks to a brace from south african base
striker hilde magaya having previously reached the finals of the competition on four occasions
the south africans finally got their hands on the trophy at the fifth attempt
dr congo they are congo ones of militarizing wildlife parks in brundus park
a congolese minister has warned he could propose militarizing wildlife parks in the east of the
democratic republic of congo to protect them from rebels he says are supported by rwanda
tourism minister moderon simba accused rwanda which last week hosted an international
conference on protected wildlife areas in africa of hypocrisy the oldest national park in africa
virunga is home to spectacular species of wildlife including mountain gorillas the 97 year old haven
extends across nearly 8 000 square kilometers 3 000 square miles including the border areas with
rwanda and uganda but it is also struggling with attacks by armed groups the m23 cited brian simba
leapt to prominence when it briefly captured the eastern congolese city of goma in 2012
before it was driven out in a joint u.n congolese offensive after lying mostly dormant for years
the m23 resumed fighting last november after accusing the congolese government of failing to
honor an agreement to incorporate its fighters into the army the democratic republic of congo
has repeatedly accused rwanda of backing the m23 a charge its smaller neighbor has always denied
south sudan concerns raised as south sudan delays creation of peace accountability court
south sudan's peace monitoring body has expressed concerns over delays in creating a hybrid court
slowing the country's b to look into past atrocities
the court is part of institutions which were to be set up under chapter 5 of the revitalized
agreement of the cessation of conflict in south sudan rjmec the 2018 peace deal that halted war
on friday the revitalized joint monitoring and evaluation committee rjmec says the court to
be composed of local and foreign judges is key in checking past accountability
according to the peace accord south sudan with the african union
is to set up a hybrid court for south sudan to investigate and prosecute
individuals suspected of committing crimes since the conflict began in december 2013.
the country was mooted as part of efforts to reconcile a country that had been divided along
ethnic lines by nearly seven years of civil war but its creation has been a controversial subject
with authorities in juba led by president salvakir arguing it could open up old wounds diaspora
u.s supreme court to issue separate rulings on affirmative action in college admissions
the u.s supreme court took a procedural step on july 22 that will allow the court's fast black
women to participate in a high-stakes challenge to affirmative action in collegiate missions
the court agreed in january to take up the issue by granting two cases one involving harvard
a private university and the other from the university of north carolina a public institution
the two cases were consolidated meaning they were to be argued and decided together
during her confirmation hearing justice katanji brown jackson said she would not take part in the
consideration of the affirmative action issue because she was on a boat that advised harvard
on policy matters participating in the case would present a potential conflict of interest she said
but on a brief order on july 22 the court said the two cases are no longer consolidated
because they are now separate she can participate in the case from the university of north carolina
the court said justice jackson took notepad in the consideration of the july 22nd order the
court's january decision to take up the cases presented the most serious threats in decades
to the use of affirmative action by the nation's public and private colleges and universities
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