[RFI] Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Congolese presidency has for now only acknowledged receiving the message.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna was among a group of senior political leaders from across Africa denied entry into Angola on Thursday, despite being invited by the country's main opposition party, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).
[ANGOP] Addis Ababa -- The President of the Republic and of the African Union (AU), João Lourenço, defended on Thursday (March 13), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the need for the continent to hold a broad conference reserved solely for the analysis of conflicts in Africa.
[ANGOP] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union, João Lourenço, on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, instructed the organization's Commission to pay special attention to infrastructure and to outline a strategy to mobilize international partners interested in making mutually beneficial investments.
[Afrobarometer] Majorities say the government should reduce the number of foreign job seekers and refugees it allows to enter the country.