DR Congo: M23 rebels set conditions for disarmament
The M23 rebel group in the east of DR Congo have said they will not disarm or demobilise as long as there is no direct political dialogue with the government in Kinshasa.
The M23 rebel group in the east of DR Congo have said they will not disarm or demobilise as long as there is no direct political dialogue with the government in Kinshasa.
Also in the programme: nearly 600 people have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone trying to reach Europe, according to the International Organisation on Migration. We speak to Member of the European Parliament, Doctor Pietro Bartolo, who is spearheading efforts to change the way the EU deals with migrants.
What's behind the deaths in Kenya linked to the Good News International Church?
Nine years since the 'Chibok Girls' abduction, as the kidnapping of nearly 300 school girls in north-east Nigeria became known, Amnesty International says 96 are still missing and criticises the Nigerian government for 'failing to protect the children'.
And the Resident Presidents feel inspired by Rwanda's President Paul Kagame
(Photo: A M23 rebel holds ammunition in Kibumba in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit:GLODY MURHABAZI/AFP via Getty Images)
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