"Why would you show us your lavish lifestyle + still not do your job as a leader?" said #Kenyan artist + activist Rachel Stephanie Akinyi, referring to politicians' social media posts. "What are you trying to show us?" 

RT @KnowAfrica: "A tinderbox conflict in #Congo is ready to explode".- excellent overview and infographics of situation in eastern #DRC fro….

War is spreading in eastern #Congo again. It is still not clear how far things will go but 3 neighbouring armies are back in. We worked with the amazing @ReutersGraphics team to illustrate who the players are, where they are + what is at stake.

RT @erikoasakura: Pour comprendre le conflit dans l'est de la RDC visuellement et à travers des données. Merci ⁦@ReutersAfrica⁩ ⁦@soniaroll….

RT @ethuin: Rejoignez-nous ce soir 21h de #Goma/20h de #Kinshasa pour un débat sur la situation actuelle à l’est de la #RDC, les évolutions….

Events are moving fast in eastern #DemocraticRepublicCongo, where #Rwanda-backed rebels have swept into the eastern town of Goma. Follow the news on the @Reuters live page with updates from from our team in the city, across the region + beyond.

RT @jasonkstearns: My take on the fighting in Goma right now––a town of 1.5 million with tens of thousands of displaced people huddled in f….

RT @readelev: Exclusive: European cocaine kingpin has high level protection in Sierra Leone-sources w/ @DG_Lewis @….

A Dutch drug kingpin called Chubby Jos been on the run for years, convicted for smuggling cocaine + ordering a murder. This week, we traced him to #SierraLeone, where sources say he has found refuge and high-level protection.

RT @gauthiervillars: Cocaine kingpin Leijdekkers, aka “Chubby Jos,” is one of the most wanted drug smugglers. @Reuters found the Dutchman:….

RT @just1nlynch: Great work by @readelev and @dg_lewis for the most comprehensive account yet of UAE logistics network to the RSF. Kudos to….

RT @readelev: NEW: For the last year, @DG_Lewis and I have been tracking planes at Amdjarass airport in eastern Chad. Using satellite ima….

RT @stephensackur: THREAD:. 1. PERSONAL NEWS:.Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s….

RT @StanysBujakera: #RDC: Une BD pour dénoncer la corruption et éveiller les consciences. "Complot contre le Congo" publié ce 4 octobre!….

Heads up for jobs with @Reuters in #Africa. Applications are now open for the following roles:. - Senior markets correspondent. - #WestAfrica mining correspondent. - #Nigeria chief reporter. - as well as pix + video positions on @ReutersAfrica team.

RT @ACLEDINFO: Weekly testimonials | The ACLED team regularly provides the media with the latest figures on conflict events and fatalities,….

A young man from #Mali said militants had tried to recruit him, promising money and protect for his family. "But you can't trust them, because they kill your friends in front of you." The young man fled and made it to the #CanaryIslands last year before moving to Barcelona.

@LongWarJournal @caleb_weiss7 @Reuters @SimNasr A @Reuters analysis of @ACLEDINFO data found that the number of violent events involving jihadi groups in #BurkinaFaso, #Mali + #Niger has almost doubled since 2021. Since the start of this year, there have been 224 attacks a month on average, up from 128 in 2021.

@LongWarJournal @caleb_weiss7 @Reuters Militants had gained ground even when French, #UN and #US troops were deployed in the region. They're no longer there. "Nobody else filled the gap of providing effective air surveillance or air support, so the jihadis are roaming freely in those three countries," said @SimNasr.

"I don't really see the regimes in #Mali, #Niger and #Burkina holding on forever," @LongWarJournal editor @caleb_weiss7 told @Reuters. "Then we're dealing with a jihadi state or multiple jihadi states in the Sahel.".

Much of the world's attention is focused on conflicts elsewhere but violence in the #Sahel is at unprecedented levels. Civilians are suffering, military juntas are struggling to deliver on promises of peace and there are signs of spikes in migration.