Ex-US Senator Menedez sentenced to 11 years in prison. Menendez, 71, a longtime Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey, was convicted of 16 counts tied to allegations of accepting bribes, including gold bars and cash, in exchange for political favors. In a tearful 12-minute speech before his sentencing in a New York federal courtroom, Menendez acknowledged […]
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Who are the M23 rebels. The group’s name comes from a peace deal signed on 23 March 2009 between the Congolese government and a former rebel group. The advance of M23 rebels into the city of Goma this week has sent shockwaves across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and beyond, as conflict in the
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Who are the M23 rebels. M23 isn’t a Tutsi group, it is all Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese group. Usually called Banyarwanda or Rwandaphones. The M23 problem goes way back even 200 years ago but let me start from the 70s and how the arrival of FDLR in Congo worsened the situation.
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US military deportation flight likely cost more than first class. U.S. President Donald Trump’s military deportation flight to Guatemala on Monday likely cost at least $4,675 per migrant, according to data provided by U.S. and Guatemalan officials. That is more than five times the $853 cost of a one-way first class ticket on American Airlines
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Congo’s defeated foreign mercenaries head home with ‘big relief’ Romanian mercenaries queue to undergo screening as they are evacuated from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid a conflict between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), at the Grande Barrier border crossing, as seen
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Tshisekedi declares war on M23 Rebels, accuses Rwanda of military involvement. For the first time since M23 rebels seized Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has issued a direct threat of war against the group and the Rwandan military, vowing a decisive response to the escalating conflict in eastern DRC. “Faced with
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Rwanda ready for confrontation with South Africa: Kagame. Rwandan President Paul Kagame says Rwanda is prepared for a confrontation with South Africa if necessary. This follows South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that M23 rebels and Rwanda’s defence force were responsible for the deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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EAC Heads of State hold an Extra-Ordinary Summit chaired by H.E. Ruto, to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
North Korean soldier killed fighting for Russia found with old Samsung phone A North Korean soldier deployed to Russia who was reportedly killed by Ukrainian forces was found with a cell phone manufactured by South Korean electronics giant Samsung, according to a social media post by the Ukrainian military. The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) killed
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EU gives Denmark ‘full support’ against Trump’s threats, EU Council President Costa tells Euronews The European Union gives “full support” to Denmark against Donald Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland and stands ready to defend the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity as it did when Russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
