Africa: All of Africa Today – April 22, 2026

U.S. Weighs Relocating Afghan Evacuees to DR Congo Amid Backlash

The United States is reportedly in talks to relocate around 1,100 Afghan evacuees currently housed at a former US base in Qatar to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to advocacy group AfghanEvac. The group, which includes interpreters, former Afghan commandos, and families of US-linked personnel, was evacuated after the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan. AfghanEvac has criticised the plan, saying that it suspects that…