Africa - VoA

1. State Department says Trump froze foreign aid to 'root out waste'

2. Amid DRC violence, Rwanda falsely accuses US, EU, UN of triggering hostilities

3. UN: Fighting eases in DR Congo's Goma as rebels gain 'upper hand'

4. Online child sexual exploitation increasing in Kenya, says report

5. African Union demands halt to fighting in eastern DR Congo

6. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS 

7. Plane crashes in South Sudan, killing 20, official says

8. Somali general confident of defeat against IS

9. Plan to get electricity to more Africans wins $8B in new pledges

10. Rwanda's Kagame says he agrees with US on need for ceasefire in Congo

11. Trump administration freezes foreign development assistance

12. Trump administration freezes foreign development assistance

13. DRC tries to slow rebels’ assault amid reports of bodies in the streets

14. UN: Civilians' suffering 'unimaginable' in Congolese city under rebel attack

15. Namibian officials hopeful aid will resume after Trump's 90-day freeze

16. DR Congo conflict displaces thousands, endangering women, children

17. Surge in terror attacks in northern Nigeria raises analysts' concern

18. Puntland blocks illegal entry of foreigners in IS crackdown

19. In photos: Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo

20. AI technology helps boost forest conservation in Kenya