Diplomatic efforts are ongoing to put an end to the conflict in eastern DRC. What should have been a major breakthrough, Congolese government meeting the M23 rebel group in the first direct negotiations, has now been on hold. At the last minute, the M23 has pulled out. One of the reasons given is the new EU sanctions against several Rwandan officials over Rwanda’s alleged support for the M23 armed group. But DR Congo says it will attend peace talks in Luanda on Tuesday despite the snub.
Another case of tough diplomacy, this time in Washington. Over the weekend, South Africa’s ambassador to the US was expelled after he called President Donald Trump’s administration “supremacist”. Ebrahim Rasool was given 72 hours to pack up and leave the US. The expulsion is among a long list of spats, leading to the deteriorating relationship between the two countries.
Also in this edition, the fourth edition of the Salon du Livre Africain, the African book fair, the largest in Europe. Hundreds of authors and publishers who traveled to meet their international public. Among the writers this year: an 11 years old Guinean girl.
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