Fighting erupted once again in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday, violating a ceasefire agreement between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army.

This renewed violence raises concerns about whether the M23 will halt its offensive following the withdrawal of Rwandan troops.

Both DRC and the United Nations have accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting the rebels by providing troops a claim Rwanda denies.

The Congolese and Rwandan presidents are due to meet on December 15.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Didier Bayeye a Congolese political commentator, and leader of the Congolese community in the diaspora.

Fighting erupted once again in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday, violating a ceasefire agreement between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army.
This renewed violence raises concerns about whether the M23 will halt its offensive following the withdrawal of Rwandan troops.
Both DRC and the United Nations have accused neighbouring Rwanda of supporting the rebels by providing troops a claim Rwanda denies.
The Congolese and Rwandan presidents are due to meet on December 15.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Didier Bayeye a Congolese political commentator, and leader of the Congolese community in the diaspora.

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Renewed violence in the DRC raises concerns about whether the M23 will halt its offensive following the withdrawal of Rwandan troops

Human Rights Watch says thousands of refugees and asylum-seeking children in Egypt are out of school, this is due to significant bureaucratic registration barriers and a lack of free and publicly available education in the country.

The organisation has called on the Egyptian authorities to remove the barriers keeping refugee and asylum-seeking children out of school and it has also called on humanitarian funding for education for refugees in Egypt.

Channel Africa's Mabu Boloka spoke to Ahmed Benchemsi, Advocacy and Communications Director for Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division.

Human Rights Watch says thousands of refugees and asylum-seeking children in Egypt are out of school, this is due to significant bureaucratic registration barriers and a lack of free and publicly available education in the country.
The organisation has called on the Egyptian authorities to remove the barriers keeping refugee and asylum-seeking children out of school and it has also called on humanitarian funding for education for refugees in Egypt.
Channel Africa's Mabu Boloka spoke to Ahmed Benchemsi, Advocacy and Communications Director for Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa division.

Refugees and asylum-seeking children in Egypt refused access to education

Namibia has elected 72-year-old, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country's next leader.

She is the country's first female leader, winning 57 per cent of the vote.

Her win cements SWAPO's 34-year hold on power.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to a journalist at 1 AFRICA TV, Ellen Shihebo.

Namibia has elected 72-year-old, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the country's next leader.
She is the country's first female leader, winning 57 per cent of the vote.
Her win cements SWAPO's 34-year hold on power.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to a journalist at 1 AFRICA TV, Ellen Shihebo.

Namibia's SWAPO cements of 34-year hold onto power

Kenyan President William Ruto last Saturday announced that he and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would lead the mediation process between Ethiopia and Somalia in a dispute that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa region. Landlocked Ethiopia, which has thousands of troops in Somalia to fight al Qaeda-linked insurgents, has angered the Mogadishu government with its plan to build a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, which in exchange for the port could gain possible recognition as an independent nation from Ethiopia. Somaliland has struggled to gain international recognition despite governing itself and enjoying comparative peace and stability since declaring independence in 1991. Lulu Gaboo spoke to George William Mugerwa, head of the Department of Leadership at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Kenyan President William Ruto last Saturday announced that he and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would lead the mediation process between Ethiopia and Somalia in a dispute that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa region. Landlocked Ethiopia, which has thousands of troops in Somalia to fight al Qaeda-linked insurgents, has angered the Mogadishu government with its plan to build a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, which in exchange for the port could gain possible recognition as an independent nation from Ethiopia. Somaliland has struggled to gain international recognition despite governing itself and enjoying comparative peace and stability since declaring independence in 1991. Lulu Gaboo spoke to George William Mugerwa, head of the Department of Leadership at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.

Renewed violence in the DRC raises concerns about whether the M23 will halt its offensive following the withdrawal of Rwandan troops

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