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Rwanda suspends development cooperation with Belgium, accusing Brussels of using aid as a tool of leverage. Read more: https://trtafrika.com/africa/rwanda-suspends-development-cooperation-with-belgium-18266552
The latest agreement includes plans for Russia to provide support to develop Ethiopia's nuclear infrastructure and enhance local expertise through training in atomic science.
Kenya mourns the death of the former chairperson of its electoral body, Wafula Chebukati, with President William Ruto describing him as a principled and diligent leader. "I have received the news of the passing of former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairperson Wafula Chebukati with profound sorrow. Chebukati was a principled and diligent leader who served the nation with integrity. His death is a great loss to our country. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time," Ruto says in a statement. Wafula Chebukati died on Thursday night after an illness. He oversaw the last two general elections in Kenya while serving as the head of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Chairperson from 2017 to 2023.
Sudan's paramilitary forces take steps towards forming a breakaway government as the army says it will fight for every inch of Sudanese land. Read more: https://trtafrika.com/africa/sudan-warns-against-parallel-government-as-kenya-hosts-rsf-18266582
Kylian Mbappé joined Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski on the list of players with two hat-tricks in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
A joint Egyptian-British mission has identified an ancient tomb near Luxor as that of King Thutmose II, marking the first discovery of a pharaonic royal tomb in more than 100 years, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on Tuesday.
South Africa will begin evacuating injured South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this week, authorities said on Monday. The number of soldiers needing evacuation remains undisclosed. Earlier reports of 190 wounded have been dismissed by authorities. The evacuation follows deadly clashes last month between M23 rebels and the Congolese military, resulting in the deaths of 14 SANDF personnel. Read more https://www.trtafrika.com/africa/south-africa-to-evacuate-wounded-soldiers-from-drc-18268206
2025 FIBA Afrobasket: After months of intense battles across six African cities, 16 teams have qualified for the continental tournament scheduled to take place in Angola in August.
A Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs was fatally shot in a fight with one of the gangs, Kenyan authorities said Sunday. The shooting happened in the western Artibonite region, where Kenyan police sent to neutralize Haitian gangs were conducting an operation this past week. It is the first casualty since the Kenyan-led security mission arrived in the Caribbean country in June 2024. "We salute our fallen hero," Jack Ombaka, the mission's spokesperson, said in a statement. "We will pursue these gangs to the last man standing. We will not let you down."
Sudan "will not accept" any recognition of a parallel government, Foreign Minister Ali Youssef, of the army-aligned government, said on Sunday at a press conference in Cairo. "We will not accept any other country recognising a so-called parallel government," Youssef said, a day after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and a coalition of political and armed groups signed a charter to form a rival administration in rebel-held areas.
