Africa News

A gang raid struck Kenscoff late Sunday, with armed men burning homes and residents searching for missing relatives on Monday. Authorities cited access and communication barriers preventing a confirmed casualty count. The Viv Ansanm coalition was named by the local mayor as responsible, though one report's 47-death figure remains contested.

Representatives of the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group reached agreement on a roadmap for peace during negotiations in Geneva. The plan builds on a prior U.S.-brokered framework from Doha and has received support from the United States, Qatar, the African Union, and Switzerland. It does not include binding resolutions, while fighting in eastern DRC has continued to cause civilian deaths and displacement.

Pope Leo XIV delivered remarks during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square urging community-involved international action on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Separate reports confirm more than 100 deaths from a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic and mark the 10th anniversary of a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in central Italy. One numerical claim on Ebola case totals remains unverified.