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DRC opposition condemned a new law enacted by President Félix Tshisekedi that would unlock constitutional changes and grant unlimited presidential terms, accusing him of seeking to extend his rule ahead of the 2028 elections. They vowed to resist any such changes, as protests across Kinshasa and other cities have drawn casualties. Joseph Kabila’s M23 faction, now leading the eastern rebellion, warned it could take action to end tyranny, potentially by force.

ፓሪስ የጂ7 የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትሮች በሚያደርጉት ስብሰባ ኢትዮጵያና ኤርትራ መካከል የውጥረት ግጭት ቀጥ እንደሚቀጥ ተገለጿል። እነዚህ ሚኒስትሮች በሰብዓዊ ቀውስን እንዲወሰን እንዲሁም የሴቶችንና የሕፃናትን ጥቅም ይጠብቁ የእርዳት እንዲደርስ ጥሪ አቅርበዋል። የቀጣና እንዲኖር የፖለቲካ ነጻነትንና የግዛት አንድነት ይከበራሉ እና እንዲሁ የአፍሪካ ድርጅት መካከል ውይይት እንዲጀምር ይቈርባሉ።

Amnesty International has accused United Nations peacekeepers and South Sudanese authorities of failing to prevent a massacre that killed over 200 people in Abiemnom, despite possessing prior warnings of the imminent attack. The rights group found that the UN mission delayed reinforcement of its small peacekeeping force until after the March incident, which involved hundreds of armed men shooting residents and burning structures. These findings emerge as South Sudan prepares for December elections that many analysts fear could undermine the country’s fragile peace.