Africa

DR Congo Defence Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba in Sake, Kivu on Feb 9, 2024

On Friday February 9, 2024 the government of the DR Congo and UN mission force in DR Congo, MONUSCO have confirmed their determination to work together to fight off against the invasion of the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) under the cover of M23 rebels. MONUSCO  reiterated its commitment  to support the FARDC in the protection of the city of Sake in  Masisi and the city of Goma. The Operation of FARDC and MONUSCO, known as Springbok, will also be supported by the forces of Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Former Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba

Namibia's President Hage Gottfried Geingob, one of the main heroes or Namibia Independence and Revolution against Apartheid  has died. He was 82 years old.  The death was announced by Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba who has later been sworn-in as the interim president until the elections planned later this year.  Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah,   who was previously serving as the Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2024,  has now been appointed  the interim vice-president. Shen may be the next president and the first female president of Namibia if she wins the upcoming elections planned for November 2024.

Joe Biden and Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 Summit, Rome, Oct 2021

President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, 60 years old, the current president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and one of the most AfroAmerica Network influential Black Men of Year 2024 (see here AfroAmerica Network Most Influential Black Persons as of 2024)  won the December 20, 2023 presidential elections. He was sworn in for the second term on Saturday January 20, 2024. His remarkable swearing-in ceremony was attended by more than forty delegations, including 20 heads of state and government.
Since Félix Tshisekedi was declared the winner and getting to start his second term, the attention has shifted towards  the worsening security situation in the DR Congo due to the invasion by  the Rwandan military under the cover of M23 rebels and his promises directed against the Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame.