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DRC: UN chief “alarmed” by surge in violence, as militia executes 17 hostages

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The escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has claimed more than 700 lives at the hands of militia fighters since December last year, the United Nations said Monday (27 March). This comes as the CODECO insurgents, a notorious militia operating in the region, a day earlier executed at least […]
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State of Angola’s economy taking centre stage in the polls

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After the last decades of civil war, an oil boom, corruption scandals, the state of Angola’s economy will be one of the biggest and most decisive issues when the country’s citizens go to the polls on Wednesday (24 August). Millions of Angolan youths are voting for the first time in the country’s 5th election since […]
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Libya Gives over $ 20 Mln to Syrian Rebels

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The new Libyan leaders, who ousted Muammar Gaddafi, have granted over $ 20 million to the Syrian opposition and rebels fighting the tyrannical regime of Bachar Al Assad and his repressive forces. A financial statement released by the Syrian National Council (SNC) and posted in its Web site shows that the Libyan government, which itself […]