After weeks of bloody confrontations in western Kenya’s goldmines, state says it’s ready to discuss resettlement with landowners in Ikolomani
Over last weekend, the Kakamega County government shut down an artisanal gold mining site in the same area after a shaft collapsed, killing three miners, adding to the rising concerns over safety amidst tension.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo as US-mediated Peace Accord counts for nothing
M23’s latest offensive comes despite a US-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington. The accord didn’t include the rebel group, which is negotiating separately with Congo and agreed earlier this year to a ceasefire.







