Tag results for: Angola

What You Need to Know: President of Rwanda Paul Kagame is set to arrive in Angola this Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in the eastern DRC with President João Lourenço.  Lourenço was appointed as a mediator between Rwanda and DRC by the African Union, although the details of their coming meeting have not been released.  According to local press, Kagame and...

What You Need to Know: A meeting today between President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi and Angolan President João Lourenço in Luanda, reportedly made steps towards establishing a dialogue between Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Tshisekedi.  Tshisekedi and Kagame have been at loggerheads since a resurgence of M23 rebel activity in eastern DRC has resulted in the...

What You Need to Know:  An anti-tank mine has killed five civilians traveling on a motorbike in Angola’s Bié Province.  The deceased, two women and three men hailed from Bié’s Cunhinga Municipality and were the first mine-related casualties of 2024.  The Details: Angola became party to the Ottawa Treaty, known also as the Mine Ban Treaty in 2003, a year after the cessation...