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17 Sep '24
Ten civilians were killed in a midnight attack by the CODECO militia on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, the head of local administration and a civil society leader said on Tuesday. CODECO is one of a myriad of militias fighting over land and resources
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19 Jul '24
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has cruised to another incredible 99%-plus victory in the country’s presidential elections. The latest results showed he had amassed 99.18% of the vote. That would be a record, topping the 98.79% he won in 2017.The preci
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21 May '24
A British man accused of being the second-in-command of a filed coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been captured by security forces after a shootout at the presidential palace on SundayA British man has been captured after a failed Democratic
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17 Mar '24
EXCLUSIVE: The attitude in Ukraine and the West is, to an extent, that "my enemy's enemy is my friend", says Professor Michael Clarke.Denis Nikitin, also known as Denis Kapustin, is the founder of the Russian Volunteer Corps (Image: armyinform.com.ua)High-profile attacks led by exil
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11 Feb '24
Bemba at Goma International AirportRutshuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Prime Minister and National Minister of Defense, Jean-Pierre Bemba, on Friday rushed to North Kivu province as the fight between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebe
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07 Feb '24
There’s no denying Iran’s proxy forces are great value for money. The regime’s support for its allied militias, including the Lebanese Hizbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, probably doesn’t exceed a few billion dollars per annum — perhaps even less, given that many have their own sources of