Giulia Paravicini

Nairobi

Sub-Saharan Africa Senior Correspondent at Reuters

Sub-Saharan Africa Senior Correspondent @reuters - Nairobi via Addis Ababa, Kinshasa and Brussels - send me tips, leaks and dog pics

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Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town

1 month ago | oafnation.com | Giulia Paravicini

PHOTO CAPTION: Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend a rally addressed by Corneille Nangaa, Congolese rebel leader and coordinator of the AFC-M23 movement, in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo February 27, 2025.
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town

1 month ago | japantoday.com | Giulia Paravicini

The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into Congolese territory by capturing the strategic town of Walikale. Walikale is the farthest west the rebels have reached in a swift advance since January that has already overrun eastern Congo's two largest cities.
Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on

1 month ago | msn.com | Giulia Paravicini

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Congo rebel leader to Reuters: Qatar mediation ‘doesn’t concern us’

1 month ago | kfgo.com | Giulia Paravicini

By Giulia ParaviciniGOMA (Reuters) – The leader of the rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that the group was not bound by a ceasefire call issued during a surprise meeting in Qatar between the presidents of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on

1 month ago | streetinsider.com | Giulia Paravicini

By Giulia Paravicini GOMA (Reuters) -The leader of a rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that insurgents were not bound by a ceasefire call from Congo and Rwanda's presidents and cast any minerals-for-security deal with the U.S. as "treachery".
Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Aaron Ross |Giulia Paravicini

By Aaron Ross and Giulia ParaviciniNAIROBI (Reuters) - Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned, risking another humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa.
Ethiopia and Eritrea ‘heading for war’

1 month ago | businesslive.co.za | Giulia Paravicini

Nairobi — Long-standing rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea could be heading towards war, officials in the restive Ethiopian region of Tigray warn, an outcome that risks another humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa. Direct clashes between two of Africa’s largest armies would signal the death blow for a historic rapprochement for which Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and could draw in other regional powers, analysts said.
Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn

1 month ago | msn.com | Aaron Ross |Giulia Paravicini

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Barrick says 'committed to reaching a mutually beneficial resolution' in Mali

1 month ago | bizcommunity.com | Portia Crowe |Divya Rajagopal |David Lewis |Giulia Paravicini

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Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters

1 month ago | sightmagazine.com.au | Sonia Rolley |Giulia Paravicini |Ange Kasongo |David Adams

ReutersCongolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes including rape and murder allegedly committed as they fled in the face of a lightning rebel advance. Their statements during the court martial proceedings highlighted the dysfunction of an army that has now lost more territory in eastern Congo than ever before to Rwanda-backed M23 fighters, though its woes go well beyond the rank and file.