Kinshasa Requests N’djamena’s Help with Countering M23 Forces
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally requested military assistance from Chad to combat the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency in its eastern region. According to a statement posted on President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s official Facebook page, Congo’s Minister of Regional Integration conveyed President Felix Tshisekedi’s plea in a meeting held this week. Although no […]
Rwanda’s Mine-dwelling Bats Linked to Deadly Marburg Outbreak
A tin mine in Kigali has been identified as the source of Rwanda’s first Marburg virus outbreak, which killed 15 people and infected 51 more in 2024. Authorities traced the infections to one of the mine’s tunnels, where a 10,000-strong colony of Egyptian fruit bats roosts. Rather than closing the mine, the Rwanda Biomedical Center […]
Netherlands Agrees to Return Over 100 Benin Bronzes in Landmark Repatriation
The Netherlands has announced that it will return 119 Benin Bronzes—stolen by British troops in 1897—to Nigeria, marking the largest-ever repatriation of these artifacts. These culturally significant sculptures, which ended up in Dutch museums like the Wereldmuseum as well as with private collectors, originate from the ancient Benin Kingdom in modern-day Edo state. Despite the […]
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tomb of King Thutmose II
Archaeologists have unearthed the royal tomb of King Thutmose II in a site situated west of Egypt’s Valley of Kings. When the team discovered the tomb in 2022, they initially believed it belonged to one of the wives of past kings. This assumption was because of its proximity to Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb. However, fragments of […]
