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Burundi sees its largest number of refugees arriving in decades during Congo's fighting
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi is seeing its largest influx of refugees in decades as tens of thousands of people flee the ...
International Federation for Human Rights3h
DRC: Mass violence against women during prison escapes, victims of freed criminals at risk across the country
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member and partner organizations (see signatories below) are ...
The New Times on MSN15h
FDLR urged to shoot on sight fleeing DR Congo soldiers
Fighters of the genocidal FDLR militia were given explicit orders to shoot on sight any Congolese soldier fleeing from the battlefield, it has emerged. FDLR, founded by extremist elements linked to ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...
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Washington-Pretoria Power Spasms: The Ambassador’s trauma
Heads continue to turn northwestwards, here in South Africa. Eyes and ears are carefully tuned not only to the latest X.com ...
thederrick.com15h
'No Other Land' filmmaker beaten by Israeli settlers and detained by soldiers, co-director and activists allege
Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the two Palestinian directors behind the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was detained Monday in the occupied West Bank by the Israeli military after he ...
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Maryland vital statistics agency lost track of ballooning project costs, audit finds
The Maryland Vital Statistics Administration failed to properly monitor a project management vendor, allowing multimillion dollar costs to build up alongside major delays, according to a Department of ...