THREAD: I have spent months investigating the foreign mercenaries in DR Congo. I met some of them in Romania & Goma. One Romanian mercenary’s salary equaled that of 50 Congolese soldiers. The government says they are just 'instructors' but this is not entirely true BBC News Africa.

My BBC News (World) BBC News Africa piece on America's first major military operation since #Trump2025 took office - which happened to be on #IslamicState in #Somalia. #Puntland authorities say 80% of fighters are foreign. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Ethiopia, monitoring agencies say reut.rs/42VZg64

Earlier today Mogadishu airport was hit by at least one mortar shell shortly before #Ethiopia's PM plane landed, Reuters reports. PM Abiy is back in Addis after holding talks with #Somalia's President.

#Ethiopia does not want war with #Eritrea, says PM bbc.com/news/articles/…

Armed men abduct dozens from a bus in #Ethiopia bbc.com/news/articles/…

South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country's President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says. bbc.in/4laOOP4

⭐️ Tigst Assefa!! ⭐️ She wins the London Marathon and smashes the women's-only marathon world record! #LondonMarathon #BBCMarathon

🔴 LIVERPOOL ARE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! 🏆

'They aimed to kill' - #BBCAfricaEye identifies security forces who shot Kenya anti-tax protesters bbc.in/3RCWegk

Kenya's government has described as 'shameful' an incident in which a shoe was thrown at President William Ruto during a rally on Sunday. Widely shared videos show the footwear striking the president's left as he was speaking. bbc.in/3GzEMHp

Why Burkina Faso's junta leader has captured hearts and minds around the world bbc.in/4dd50f1

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87 bbc.in/4kgVU3C

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The LFC Foundation and global charity Right To Play have launched a new project to transform children's lives in Ethiopia, as part of the long-term partnership between the two organisations 🇪🇹❤️

Some very sad news to bring you. Liverpool and Portugal footballer Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva have died in a car crash in Spain. Our thoughts are with their family and friends.

Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over the Nile's waters with its mighty dam bbc.in/3HLomwz

When a young Ugandan woman's death from a high-rise in Dubai goes viral, she becomes the face of the disturbing online trend #DubaiPortaPotty...but nothing is as it seems. #BBCAfricaEye investigates. 🎥 Watch the documentary: bbc.in/46k4b0V

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise bbc.in/472DZZ2

BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness resign over criticism of Donald Trump documentary edit bbc.in/3Xkxpsg