The DR Congo faces escalating conflict with the M23 rebels, leading to humanitarian crises and Germany suspending aid to Rwanda over alleged support for the group. Read more...

Somalia faces a potential famine as food insecurity rises, while the EAC and SADC work to address the escalating security crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.S. Embassy warns Americans in Somalia of imminent attacks. Read more...

This global news roundup covers a PKK ceasefire in Turkey, a deadly cyclone in Reunion, a farmer jailed for accidentally killing his son, and a health crisis in DR Congo. Read more...