Was is spreading in #Congo. There is a array of players involved, including three neighbouring armies. We'd had a crack at explaining some of this with the help of the graphics team at @reuters.com With @readelev.bsky.social @soniarolley.bsky.social www.reuters.com/graphics/CON...

NEW from us, with maps: With three neighbouring armies already on the ground, a conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is evolving into a wider regional war. @dglewis.bsky.social @soniarolley.bsky.social @pkddapacific.bsky.social

Latest from the @reuters.com team on the ground in Goma in eastern #Congo. #Rwanda backed M23 rebels have consolidated their hold on the city, which they seized after days of fighting that has left bodies in the streets and fears of a new regional war. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Despite a conviction in the #Netherlands for trafficking tonnes of cocaine, "Chubby Jos" has found refuge +protection in #SierraLeone. He attended mass at the same church as the president on New Year's day...and has married his daughter, sources say. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Rebels in #Congo make a significant gain near critical eastern city of Goma. Minova is close. Will they try to attack more or will they use this to ratchet up the pressure on gvt in #Kinshasa? www.reuters.com/world/africa...

EXCLUSIVE - #US government will sanction #Sudanese leader and army chief Burhan today. Coming soon after the sanctions on Burhan's rival, sanctions meant to show that US is targeting both sides of the conflict and pushing for a transition back to civilian-led rule. www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...

Things escalated between #Mali and Barrick Gold. The gvt seized large volumes of gold that had been mined but the company cannot export. Barrick says it will now have to suspend operations. Will either side back down? Feel for the 1000s of local employees caught up. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

ICYMI: A week earlier, @readelev.bsky.social and @dglewis.bsky.social used satellite imagery and data to identify 170 flights by cargo planes based in the UAE headed towards Chad since April 2023 www.reuters.com/world/uae-fl...

At UN, Blinken tells states backing Sudan's warring parties: Enough www.reuters.com/world/africa...

NEW: For the last year, dglewis.bsky.social and I have been tracking planes at Amdjarass airport in eastern Chad. Using satellite imagery and data, we identified 170 flights by cargo planes based in the UAE that headed on the route towards Chad since April 2023: www.reuters.com/world/uae-fl...

With executives being detained in #Mali, threats by #BurkinaFaso junta to strip permits and authorities in #Niger taking over a uranium mine, it has been a tumultuous few months for #mining companies in #Africa's #Sahel. What next? www.reuters.com/world/africa...

A major escalation in the standoff between Barrick Gold, world's No. 2 gold miner, and #Mali ruling junta. Mali has issued an arrest warrant for Barrick CEO Mark Bristow, accusing him of money laundering and violating financial regulations. www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Buffeted by years of deepening anger and criticism, #France has been weighing up how to reduce its military footprint across #Africa. Before the plans for #Chad could even be announced, the government there abruptly ended their defence cooperation pact. www.reuters.com/world/france...