UN peacekeepers, governor and two Congolese army officers accused of possible crimes against humanity in Goma
Eastern Congo has struggled with armed violence for decades as more than 120 groups fight for power, land and valuable mineral resources, while others try to defend their communities. Some armed groups have been accused of mass killings. More than 7 million people have been displaced.
Punitive, unpredictable school levies in Africa sometimes force students to ask fees from dying parents
More than anything, it’s the unpredictable tuition hikes – for sometimes questionable reasons – that haunt parents across the country of more than 45 million people. Some critics, including Uganda’s parliament speaker, have called for regulation to protect parents from exploitation.
South Korea police raid President Yoon office as defence minister attempts suicide at detention centre
National Police Commissioner Cho Ji-ho was arrested early on Wednesday on insurrection charges, Yonhap said. Cho is accused of deploying police to block lawmakers from entering parliament after Yoon declared martial law on December 3.
US wants new regime in Syria to uphold minority rights as refugees return, caretaker PM named
Rebuilding Syria will be a colossal task following a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of people. Cities have been bombed to ruins, swathes of countryside depopulated, the economy gutted by international sanctions and millions of refugees still live in camps after one of the biggest displacements of modern times.
Nile perch: How world’s ‘smallest war’ is fought in Kenya on world’s most densely populated island in Lake Victoria
Since 1926 official maps have shown that the island is 510 metres east of the border, putting it firmly in Kenyan waters. But Lake Victoria is, of course, the colonial era monicker for the inland sea, which has many other names in local languages and dialects. And it may be that poor or thoughtless map drawing by the colonial powers in Africa has contributed to the dispute.
In what can pass as ‘home detention’ South Korean President Yoon is banned from travelling abroad
Prosecutors on Sunday arrested ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in the declaration of martial law on December 3, Yonhap reported. Yoon gave the military sweeping emergency powers on December 3 to root out what he called “anti-state forces” and obstructionist political opponents. He rescinded the order six hours later, after parliament voted against the decree.
How six months of planning, Assad’s falling out with Turkey and Israeli weakening of Hezbollah precipitated to regime change in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s government, which struck a deal with Russia in 2020 to de-escalate fighting in northwestern Syria, has long opposed such a major rebel offensive, fearing it would lead to a new wave of refugees crossing its border.
Uganda’s history of power grab and refugee-powered regimes stretches back to Tembezi dynasty and Kitara Kingdom
The Batembuzi are historically characterised as superhumans who were divine with creative powers and never died but merely disappeared in thin air or underground. The founder of the Batembuzi is said to have been Ruhanga considered to be a creator
Rebels declare Syria ‘free of Assad’ as ‘ousted’ president flies out of Damascus to unknown destination
President Bashar al-Assad, who had crushed all forms of dissent, flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination earlier on Sunday, two senior army officers said, as rebels claimed they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.
South Korean president survives ouster but his ex-defence minister arrested over martial law
Opposition lawmakers allege President Yoon mobilised military forces to block a vote by lawmakers seeking to nullify what they said was an unconstitutional martial law decree. The national police raided Kim’s office on Sunday as part of an investigation into claims of treason against Yoon and top ministers, Yonhap said.
