Luanda announced its plan to get Kinshasa and the M23 militia leaders around a table in the Angolan capital in the near future not long after Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi met with his Angolan counterpart on Tuesday to discuss the regional implications of the conflict. More than 7000 people have died in the M23’s offensive this year, and neighbouring countries, including Burundi, have been hit by fallout from the tensions. Burundi’s also been hit by the biggest influx of refugees it has seen in decades. More than 63,000 have crossed over, and its aid setup is struggling to cope.
Also, Sudan continues to be rocked by fighting that has sparked the world’s largest humanitarian emergency. Our team reports from Atbara, their latest stop on their journey through the country to tell stories of those caught up in the conflict.
And when it comes to gender parity in parliament, sub-Saharan Africa isn’t doing too badly. Over the last 30 years, it has upped its percentage of women in parliament from 9.8% to 27.1%. Globally, the region has made the third most progress, with Rwanda actually leading the way. We speak to Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
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