Suspected al Shabaab gunmen abduct local officials in northeast Kenya
The incident happened in Mandera county when the five village chiefs, government-appointed local officials, were heading to ...
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M23, Rwanda troops launch fresh east DR Congo offensive
The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining ...
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Nepal’s green agenda: Progress and challenges in revising the National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (NBSAP)
This article highlights why Nepal’s National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan (NBSAP) Revision is taking too long and what is pulling it behind.
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo's largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region ...
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Central Africa: Congolese General Cirimwami Assassinated in North Kivu, Escalating the Region's Crisis
The assassination of Major General Peter Cirimwami marks a critical escalation in the conflict in DRC, amid a geopolitical scramble for the country's vast mineral wealth.
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DR Congo crisis: Museveni reiterates call for Tshisekedi to ‘speak directly’ with M23 rebels
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has reiterated his recommendation to Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi, whose country is the focus of the extra-ordinary joint EAC-SADC summit in Dar es Salaam ...
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Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the conflict-battered North Kivu province — which includes Goma ... France, Belgium, Kenya and Uganda. The protesters demanded ...
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DR Congo crisis: What to expect as EAC-SADC leaders meet
East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state and government will, on Saturday, February 8, meet over ways to possibly bring an end to the escalating ...
Travel Photographer Of The Year: Beautiful, Inspiring Award-Winning Images
The winners of the Travel Photographer Of The Year contest are a gorgeous visual journey through our changing planet and its ...