Cuba has foiled a “terrorist project, organized and financed from the United States”, announced the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday in a press release published this Sunday, July 7 in the state daily Granma. According to this press release, the investigation, carried out by the “specialized organs” of the …
Read More »Congo: Chinese miners shot dead
Six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers had been killed in a militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo. This is the latest attack as violence intensifies in this resource-rich region. According to Jean Robert Basiloko, a member of a local civil society association, the village of Gambala …
Read More »Tanzanian artist accused of burning president’s portrait jailed
Tanzanian portrait artist Shadrack Chaula, who was accused of burning a photo of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of $2,000 (£1,600) after being found guilty of cybercrimes. Chaula was arrested for allegedly recording a viral video, showing him burning a …
Read More »British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak resigns after election defeat
After his electoral defeat, UK Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party this Friday. PM Rishi Sunak apologized to the British by leaving Downing Street. “After this result, I will leave the post of party leader, not immediately, but once everything is in place …
Read More »US welcomes humanitarian truce in DR Congo
Authorities in the United States welcomed a two-week humanitarian truce in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the White House said on Thursday, amid fierce fighting between government troops and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. The truce, beginning at midnight local time on Friday and to extend through July 19, covers areas …
Read More »Soldiers sentenced to death in DR Congo for fleeing fighting
A military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced at least 25 soldiers to death, local media reported. They are accused of fleeing battles against M23 rebels and theft, their lawyer and an army spokesman said on Thursday. Congo’s army has been fighting the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency for …
Read More »UN reacts after treatment of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli forces
The UN denounced this Wednesday, July 3, reports of “unacceptable” abuses and even torture suffered by Palestinian detainees since the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7 and the war in Gaza, and demanded an investigation. Asked about a recent case where the Israeli army admitted that soldiers tied an …
Read More »UNICEF says children in CAR are the most deprived in the world
The Central African Republic’s three million children are the world’s most deprived, with widespread malnutrition, inadequate healthcare access and instability putting the country at high risk of a humanitarian crisis, UNICEF said on Tuesday. Half of the country’s children do not have access to health services, and almost 40% suffer …
Read More »More than 240,000 people evacuated due to torrential rains
More than 240,000 people were evacuated in eastern China after heavy rains fell across a large part of the country, causing the flow of the Yangtze River to swell, the official Xinhua news agency reported. This Tuesday, July 2 afternoon, the rains had ravaged “36 counties and districts of seven …
Read More »Cameroonian president’s daughter officially her coming out
Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, officially announced her coming out on social networks. She now confirms several rumors circulating on social networks concerning her sexual orientation. This coming out is hailed as courageous by NGOs and LGBTQIA+ activists, which could have repercussions on laws penalizing homosexuality in …
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