Anne Soy
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At least 30 dead in India festival crush
The meeting might just go ahead because I've heard from the Rwandan side, the government spokesman has confirmed to me that they will be taking part in that virtual meeting called by the Kenyan president. But we have also heard from the Congolese side that the president, Shisekedi, will not be taking part. We do not know whether he will send a representative yet.
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At least 30 dead in India festival crush
The talks have been ongoing, and there have been two sets of talks, one led by Nairobi and the other by Luanda, Angola. The Congolese government appears to favour the Luanda process more. However, those talks faltered in December after the Rwandan government said that the Congolese authorities needed to engage with M23, that they made that condition clear.
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At least 30 dead in India festival crush
but then the congolese authorities completely refused to engage with the rebel group and so there was a stalemate and that is a it is at that point that the talks stalled so this is really an effort to kick start the process um and and try to find a solution however
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At least 30 dead in India festival crush
From what we are seeing and hearing on the ground, M23 sound even ever more confident, having taken much of Goma and there's speculation that they may be setting their sights now on the capital, Kinshasa.
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At least 30 dead in India festival crush
In the past, some of the leaders, including of the groups affiliated to M23, the AFC, have categorically stated that their goal, their ultimate goal, is to go to Kinshasa and take over their government there. I have been speaking to some other people on the sidelines, and that is the feeling that after they have...
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At least 30 dead in India festival crush
essentially defeated the Congolese army who have surrendered their arms, their grid to be disarmed in Goma. They think now that is more practical, that is more feasible now. Kinshasa is more within their reach. Of course, this is a vast country the size of Western Europe, and therefore, logistically, it's difficult to fathom that. So we'll wait to see what happens.
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Canadian PM Mark Carney says he wants to reduce security reliance on the US
Rwanda accuses Brussels of undermining its government, taking sides in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and of using what it calls lies and manipulation to secure unjustified hostile opinion of the East African nation.
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Canadian PM Mark Carney says he wants to reduce security reliance on the US
The European Union has recently suspended defence ties and announced a review of a critical minerals deal with Rwanda over its alleged role in the DRC conflict. Rwanda sees Brussels as a key instigator of these moves. It has now demanded that Belgian diplomats leave its territory in 48 hours. Brussels has in turn also expelled Rwanda's representatives.
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Canadian PM Mark Carney says he wants to reduce security reliance on the US
The complete breakdown of relations comes a day after President Paul Kagame threatened to stand up to his country's former colonial master. Rwanda suspended development cooperation with Belgium a month ago.
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Senior Putin aide against temporary Ukraine ceasefire
let's talk about one of the most pressing issues many people on social media are angry about, gender-based violence. Recently, Botswana Police Service released a report which showed that in December 2024 alone, nearly 100 women were raped and another 10 were murdered. And according to the United Nations, more than 67% of women in Botswana are
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President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned
This is exactly why we're having the conversation. It is true that a couple of companies in the US and China are clearly doing incredible things, huge investments on the one hand, but it's progress on the other hand as well. We can be heartened by the fact that we're talking very different numbers.
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President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned
The DeepSeek announcement in China, although we don't know exactly where the numbers are, they're very low. And I think it shows that not all the cards have been dealt, that not everything is written. And there is an opportunity for the countries and actors who want to do things in AI based on the fact that you have talent, that you have some computing capacity, data, the will to go ahead.
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President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned
there are still opportunities to do things, which is why I think shared progress is a real possibility.
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President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned
It depends what you call a global regulator. We have the United Nations for the overall principles. Our philosophy for the AI Action Summit was to build coalitions of the willing. So we will be unveiling a coalition for a sustainable development of AI with some governments and some companies.
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President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned
We will be unveiling a foundation or a partnership for AI to be developed in the public interest with a number of actors.
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President Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium imports widely condemned
It means having companies and governments that pledge to develop frugal models, more efficient hardware and use cases that take the environment into account. and also to use AI to help with climate change. So it means actors saying we are mindful of the climate crisis and we want to develop AI in the best way possible given this challenge.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
Is your government going to engage in direct talks with M23?
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
The heads of state from the East African community and Southern Africa met and urged your government to enter into talks with M23.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
Well, Rwanda says it is defending itself and it accuses the government of harboring and working with rebels who threaten their sovereignty, the FDLR. Surely one can see that as provocation.
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Moscow says West "fragmenting" over Ukraine
And finally, what do you see as the solution to the crisis in the east of the country?