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M23 rebels defy Qatar ceasefire, capture strategic mining town in Eastern DRC

The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued its offensive, defying a ceasefire agreement signed by DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Despite international calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, M23 forces captured the strategic town of Walikale on Wednesday (19 March), a key area rich […]

Thousands march in Paris demanding end to Algerian occupation of Kabylie region

Thousands marched on January 14 to renew their call for an independent Kabylie and denounce the atrocities and rights violations of the Algerian regime there. The celebration of the Amazigh year 2974 took place in the Kabylie region in a gloomy atmosphere amid an intensifying crackdown on the kabylie people under the military regime. The […]

Zambia in talks with Saudi Arabia to secure “cheap oil”

Zambia had launched talks with Saudi Arabia to secure “cheap oil” supplies, while also seeking support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Zambian Minister of Energy Peter Kapala noted an attempt at a deal with Saudi Arabia by the previous government, but said there was a change of approach. Rather than buying the petroleum goods […]