This week: Will peace stick between the DRC and Rwanda? Trump thinks there's a lot of money to be made. The Somali community in the US under fire. A new defence minister for Nigeria as insecurity grows in the north. And an alarming new report on how deforestation in central Africa and what it means for CO2 emissions. 

References/further reading: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrjn88jqn4o

https://www.semafor.com/article/12/03/2025/an-uncertain-peace-deal

https://www.theafricareport.com/400590/qatar-enters-congos-m23-conflict-with-a-21bn-bet-can-it-buy-peace/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-garbage-somalia-minneapolis-immigrant-omar-03e31bba53519d8a39b419679a3b75d9

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62lg9047e0o

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506287-africas-forests-are-now-emitting-more-co2-than-they-absorb/#:~:text=The%20lion's%20share%20of%20this,destroyed%20by%20logging%20and%20mining.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m8nm22785o

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