DR Congo PM says ‘more than 7,000 Dead’ in War-Torn East
DR Congo’s prime minister said Monday that “more than 7,000” people have been killed in the east of the country since January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 group seized two major cities.
DR Congo’s prime minister said Monday that “more than 7,000” people have been killed in the east of the country since January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 group seized two major cities.
Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo (DRC) alisema Jumatatu kwamba zaidi ya watu 7,000 wamefariki mashariki mwa nchi hiyo tangu mwezi Januari, wakati kundi la M23 lililokuwa likiungwa mkono na Rwanda lilipochukua miji miwili mikubwa.
Rais wa Burundi alielekea Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (DRC) kwa mazungumzo na mwenyeji wake, Rais Felix Tshisekedi, kuhusu mgogoro unaoendelea mashariki mwa taifa hilo lenye eneo kubwa la Afrika ya Kati, vyanzo vingi vya habari vimesema.
The plan stirred rare unity among Arab states which roundly rejected the idea, but they could still disagree over who will govern the Palestinian territory and who will pay for reconstruction.
The African Union published its official statement on Wednesday, expressing its “deep concern over the continued escalation of the conflict, between the two warring parties, particularly the non-stop perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity”.
Sarah had survived famine, multiple wars and years of displacement in Sudan’s Zamzam camp and never considered fleeing, until a paramilitary attack turned the site into a “killing field”.
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze has halted vital projects in the South Pacific, aid workers and analysts say, risking lives and hurting US efforts to woo the region.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy emphasized the importance of maintaining pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin and called on international partners to continue their support for Ukraine.
Umoja wa nchi 55 unakutana kuanzia Ijumaa katika mji mkuu wa Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, ambapo bara la Afrika linakutana na migogoro mikubwa inayoendelea katika DRC na Sudan, pamoja na kupunguzwa kwa msaada wa maendeleo kutoka kwa Rais wa Marekani Donald Trump, hatua inayolitesa bara hili kwa kiasi kikubwa.
Girls were also victims of abductions, rape and other sexual assaults during gang attacks on neighborhoods, or after groups took control of areas, Amnesty said.