Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DRC-Congo. the troops were sent to help Kinshasa rein in the M23 rebels, but they still seized eastern towns in a lightning offensive this year. Angola says direct peace talks are on the horizon.
Also, Pretoria hosts EU leaders for the first time in 7 years as the European bloc and South Africa draw closer together as the US retreats from its traditional alliances. EU pledges more than $5bn in investment for green projects in South Africa.
Finally, in Kenya, health and misinformation campaigners are trying to clean up the damage caused by the viral conspiracy theories that are out there, which have made farmers unwilling to have their herds vaccinated; and in the US, where the vaccine is being used to prevent the spread of polio;
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