Politics
The United States is preparing to extend its controversial travel ban to include 36 additional countries, many from Africa and the Arab world, according to an internal State Department communication. These nations have 60 days to address US concerns or risk full or partial restrictions on their citizens......
Ali Bongo Ondimba, the former president of Gabon, along with his family, has been released from house arrest and has arrived in Angola’s capital, Luanda, according to the Angolan presidency. Bongo’s family had governed Gabon for 55 years before he was removed from power in a coup in August......
Angola, acting as a mediator in the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced that direct peace negotiations between the Congolese government and the M23 armed group will commence on March 18 in Luanda. This decision follows diplomatic efforts led by Angola, which......