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Daybreak Africa: SADC Talks Security as DRC Rebels Advance
On Daybreak Africa: Top army officials from the southern African regional bloc- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) - visited the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, where they held a high-level meeting in the city of Goma, the capital of embattled North Kivu province. Plus, Liberia's House of Representatives endorsed and signed a resolution that calls for the establishment of a war and economic crimes court. In South Africa law enforcement agencies investigate over 300,000 fraudulent visas and residency permits. Zimbabwe’s government responds to modified U.S. sanctions announced by the Biden administration this week. Women's advocates say unpaid work, particularly those in developing economies like Africa, are a barrier to gender equity. For this and more tune to Daybreak Africa!
Africa News Tonight: Biden Unveils Gaza Plan and Woos Voters, Court Puts Brakes on Kenya’s Haiti Mission, Tunisia Leads in Gender Progress
At his State of the Union speech, U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled a plan to push aid to Gaza and worked to persuade voters he deserves a second term in office, by highlighting economic gains and blaming the opposition Republican Party for blocking legislation to address migration. An agreement between Kenya and Haiti to send police from the East African nation to help fight gangs in Haiti had raised hopes the U.N.-backed peace mission could begin soon, but a court ruling has slowed the Kenyan deployment. Tunisia is recognized for its progressive gender policies, particularly compared with some of its neighbors in the Middle East and Africa.
