President Tshisekedi calls for national dialogue excluding M23
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi has called for a national dialogue to ease tensions in the country. He proposed excluding the M23 rebel group from it, France 24 reports.
Universities in areas under rebel control
At the same time, the DRC government plans to suspend the operations of 11 public universities in areas under rebel control. The report provides no further details on the timing or conditions of such a decision.
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Events in Ghana and Cameroon
In Ghana, 23 people, including 11 children, died after falling into abandoned illegal gold-mining pits. This happened amid an unprecedented rise in illegal mining activity known as galamsey.
In Cameroon, people deported from the United States are awaiting decisions on their asylum applications and fear persecution. France 24 notes that this comes after Washington concluded agreements with at least 30 countries to accept people whom the United States cannot legally deport directly to their countries of origin.
