DR Congo, Haiti, Guinea.
Today's three stories you should know.
DR Congo
We’ve mentioned the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Proximities several times recently. It seems it’s getting worse. According to a group of aid agencies, one million people have fled their homes in the last three months as the M23 rebel group advances on the east’s biggest city, Goma. Eastern DRC has for years been destabilised by a patchwork of approaching 100 armed groups operating there and, with complex regional dynamics at play, the situation can be hard to understand. Given that, and given how often we’ve mentioned DRC in the newsletter, I thought you might be interested in an explainer that the Associated Press news agency ran today.
More from AP here.
Haiti
The widow of murdered Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was today charged with complicity in his 2021 assassination. Martine Moïse was accused of involvement in the killing alongside 50 others, including the former prime minister and an ex-chief of police, with prosecutors alleging that she was plotting to take over the presidency for herself. The murder plunged Haiti into years of chaos. Moïse has not yet been replaced, criminal gangs now control a staggering 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince, and homicides more than doubled last year.
More from Al Jazeera here.
Guinea
Guinea’s military rulers have abruptly dissolved the country’s government with no explanation. General Amara Camara, whose administration came to power in a coup in 2021, gave a video address on State TV in which he said a new government would be appointed without giving any timeline. Government ministers were ordered to surrender their passports and official vehicles, their bank accounts were frozen, and Guinea’s borders were sealed. There has been a slew of coups in West and Central Africa in recent years. In addition to Guinea, governments have been overthrown in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon.
More from BBC here.