Years of fighting in eastern Congo have been fuelled by the thirst for the region's minerals. Video contentVideo caption: Kenya's marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge on planting trees in Kaptagat. Video contentVideo caption: Ronald Lamola: South Africa's ANC 'rebooting' institutions to halt corruptionSouth Africa's government is acting to retrieve money lost to corruption, the justice minister says.
Africa News - BBC NewsBy Caroline GallBBC News, West MidlandsWill RossAfrica editor, BBC World ServiceCopyright: ReutersImage caption: At least 250, 000 people have been forced from their homes in the recent fightingKenya's former leader, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have agreed on the need for a ceasefire in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and for rebels to withdraw. Mr Kenyatta - who is acting as a mediator to try to stop the conflict - has just returned from North Kivu where the M23 rebel group has launched several offensives this year displacing more than a quarter of a million people.
Watch his famous strike in extra-time here. Patricia OyellaBBC News, KampalaCopyright: BBCThe Ugandan army says it will send about 1, 000 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri region before the end of the month. Ugandan forces are already separately engaged in the region in a combat mission alongside Congolese forces against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan rebel group with bases in the country. The new soldiers being deployed are part of the East African force being sent to tackle some of the 100 different rebel groups based in eastern DR Congo. They have been in training since June in Uganda’s western district of Kiruhura, army spokesman Brig Gen Felix Kulaigye told the BBC. The announcement comes days after neighbouring Kenya sent the second batch of its soldiers to DR Congo's North Kivu province to take part in the regional force.
He turned $600 investment, into a successful food logistics company. Will LeonardoBBC World Service NewsCopyright: AFPImage caption: Talks about compensation for poorer countries have falteredThe UN climate summit in Egypt has been extended by an extra day as talks remain gridlocked over compensation for poorer countries - many of them African - being ravaged by the changing climate. The Egyptian president of the COP27 summit, Sameh Shoukry, said he was concerned at the number of outstanding issues to be resolved. A proposal by the European Union (EU) for a special fund for the most vulnerable nations is being considered.
The hackers' claims that they had stolen a total of 2TB of vital and sensitive data have not been verified. The bank says it acted swiftly to secure its systems and start investigating the scope of the breach, while Gambian authorities say they will continue to monitor matters and have reassured the public that the bank is fully operational and national payment systems will be kept stable. Video contentVideo caption: Watch Iniesta's 2010 World Cup winning goal for SpainAndres Iniesta scored the winning goal for Spain in the 2010 World Cup Final against the Netherlands in Johannesburg.
Rigobert Song's side have failed to win any of their friendly matches ahead of the tournament, suffering defeats by Uzbekistan and South Korea in September. Cameroon open their Group G campaign against Switzerland next Thursday, with matches against Serbia (28 November) and five-time champions Brazil (2 December) to follow. Click here to read the full story on the BBC Sport website. You may also be interested in:Cameroon World Cup chance 'crazy' for MbeumoFifa World Cup: Groups & ScheduleOmar WallyJournalist, The GambiaCopyright: Getty ImagesImage caption: It says hackers breached one serverThe Gambia's Central Bank says there's no need to panic after a data hack. Sources allege the hackers managed to access the bank's most sensitive files, but in a statement the Central Bank said no mission-critical systems were compromised, and that normal operations have continued unabated. It did however say one server was affected, which was promptly isolated from the bank’s network and a recovery process set in motion.
In recent weeks the M23 rebel group has advanced towards Goma town, the provincial capital. Thousands of people have been displaced in the latest fighting. On Sunday, East African leaders announced that talks aimed at bringing peace to eastern DR Congo would take place in Nairobi this month. Video contentVideo caption: Tevin Tobun: Four things to make a good CEOTevin Tobun, is the CEO of GV Group.
" Queen Sheba says she was quite a wild child, going partying and modelling from a young age, much to her mother’s consternation, They came to blows and in the video for one of her songs, Zikomo Mama, Queen Sheba tells the story of how her mother once dragged her to the police station:Quote Message: Looking back I think she meant well for me so I decided to come out with something to say 'thank you for bringing me up'. " One song the star is particularly proud of is Chiwanda. It tells the story of a woman who likes to wear revealing clothes. Queen Sheba herself often appears very scantily clad, and has received a lot of criticism because of this:Quote Message: Our culture is all about covering yourself up and wearing long stuff but I’m a woman who appreciates myself and wants to show my body.
In public, President Kagame has always denied backing the M23 in eastern Congo. But according to a statement from Mr Kenyatta's office, the Rwandan leader has now agreed to use his influence to get the rebels to cease fire and withdraw from recently captured areas. This week the conflict has escalated with the Congolese military attacking M23 positions using fighter jets and tanks. This international push for a ceasefire brings some hope. Much will depend on the outcome of regional peace talks which are due to begin in Kenya on Monday.
Copyright: AFPImage caption: Eskom says stage four load shedding may continue indefinitelySouth Africa's state power company, Eskom, has warned the public to expect worse power cuts because it is ramping up load shedding. The country has experienced rolling blackouts for several years now, with load shedding - the distribution of demand for electrical power across multiple power sources - used regularly to manage the supply. Eskom announced the move from stage three to four on Friday, saying it may continue at this level indefinitely, and that "changes in the stages of load shedding will be more erratic".
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