Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has been sentenced to death in absentia by a military court on charges of treason, war crimes, and conspiracy linked to the brutal M23 rebellion in the country’s east. The verdict, delivered Tuesday (30 September) in Kinshasa, marks a dramatic fall from grace for […]
The Guardian has warned that more demonstrations could erupt in Algeria as the authorities are not acting fast to address the water shortage and as people continue struggling to find drinking water. On 8 June, anger over months of water rationing spilled over in the drought-stricken central Algerian town of Tiaret, where demonstrators barricaded roads […]
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism took effect January 1, 2026, targeting six sectors including steel, aluminum, cement, nitrogen fertilizers, hydrogen, and electricity. Exporting companies must now declare and potentially compensate CO₂ emissions linked to their products, with Brussels aiming to ensure competitive fairness for European industries while incentivizing trading partners’ ecological transition. Companies […]
