Rwanda is set to deploy an additional 2,500 soldiers to Mozambique to aid their battle against Islamic State insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region.

This is part of a broader effort to stabilize the area which has been plagued by violent extremism and instability since the insurgents first attacked in 2017 disrupting numerous oil and natural gas projects in the Cabo Delgado including a TotalEnergies natural gas plant - billed at 20 billion Dollars. 

For more on this Aurelie Kalenga spoke to Senior Project leader at South African-based Institute of Justice and Reconciliation - Dr Webster Zambara....

Rwanda is set to deploy an additional 2,500 soldiers to Mozambique to aid their battle against Islamic State insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region.
This is part of a broader effort to stabilize the area which has been plagued by violent extremism and instability since the insurgents first attacked in 2017 disrupting numerous oil and natural gas projects in the Cabo Delgado including a TotalEnergies natural gas plant - billed at 20 billion Dollars. 
For more on this Aurelie Kalenga spoke to Senior Project leader at South African-based Institute of Justice and Reconciliation - Dr Webster Zambara....

Africa Rise & Shine

Rwanda is set to deploy an additional 2,500 soldiers to Mozambique

As we commemorate 30 years of democracy, we reflect on the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation's journey. We delve into the profound impact of the June 16, 1976 Uprising and compare the youth activism of that era with today's struggles and triumphs. Channel Africa reporter Lebogang Mabange filed this report...

As we commemorate 30 years of democracy, we reflect on the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation's journey. We delve into the profound impact of the June 16, 1976 Uprising and compare the youth activism of that era with today's struggles and triumphs. Channel Africa reporter Lebogang Mabange filed this report...

30 years of democracy - Youth day commemoration

South Africa's seventh parliament is due to be sworn in after the country's apex court dismissed a bid by former President Jacob Zuma's party, the MK, to stop the assembly's first sitting.  This parliament with elect the Speaker, the deputy speaker and the country's president. The governing African National Congress for the first time since 1994 - when the late Nelson Mandela ushered the country into democracy, failed to get enough votes to govern alone, so the party proposed a Government of National Unity...forcing them to look for coalition partners. The ANC got about 40% of the vote, with the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) on 22%, the MK party on 15% and the radical Economic Freedom Fighters on 9%. Now to look at what the Government of National Unity means, contrasting the first formation of South Africa's government of National Unity with the climate under which today's government of National Unity is formed, is Nomfundo Mogapi, a clinical psychologist by training with over 20 years experience in the mental health/wellness sector, is CEO and Founder at the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership (CMWL) as well as Political Analyst from the Nelson Mandela University, Prof Ntsinkelelo Breakfast...

South Africa's seventh parliament is due to be sworn in after the country's apex court dismissed a bid by former President Jacob Zuma's party, the MK, to stop the assembly's first sitting.  This parliament with elect the Speaker, the deputy speaker and the country's president. The governing African National Congress for the first time since 1994 - when the late Nelson Mandela ushered the country into democracy, failed to get enough votes to govern alone, so the party proposed a Government of National Unity...forcing them to look for coalition partners. The ANC got about 40% of the vote, with the centre-right Democratic Alliance (DA) on 22%, the MK party on 15% and the radical Economic Freedom Fighters on 9%. Now to look at what the Government of National Unity means, contrasting the first formation of South Africa's government of National Unity with the climate under which today's government of National Unity is formed, is Nomfundo Mogapi, a clinical psychologist by training with over 20 years experience in the mental health/wellness sector, is CEO and Founder at the Centre for Mental Wellness and Leadership (CMWL) as well as Political Analyst from the Nelson Mandela University, Prof Ntsinkelelo Breakfast...

National Trauma

Zimbabwe's Health Ministry has begun nationwide consultations on a National Health Insurance Bill designed to revamp the country's healthcare system. Currently, Zimbabwe relies on fragmented health funds like the AIDS levy. The new bill proposes a unified pool of resources to improve healthcare delivery. Similar consultations in Zambia and South Africa have already drawn concerns about potential corruption, with some fearing misuse of national funds. More from Channel Africa Correspondent, JOHN CASSIM, based in Harare, ZIMBABWE...

Zimbabwe's Health Ministry has begun nationwide consultations on a National Health Insurance Bill designed to revamp the country's healthcare system. Currently, Zimbabwe relies on fragmented health funds like the AIDS levy. The new bill proposes a unified pool of resources to improve healthcare delivery. Similar consultations in Zambia and South Africa have already drawn concerns about potential corruption, with some fearing misuse of national funds. More from Channel Africa Correspondent, JOHN CASSIM, based in Harare, ZIMBABWE...

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