Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?
The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of ...
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Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...
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US Virgin Islands delegate questions why territories not included in speaker vote
U.S. Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat, got a standing ovation after questioning why she and other delegates from the U.S. territories weren’t called to vote for the speaker of the ...
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OIC Condemns Israel’s Map Claiming Rights Over Arab Territories
The publication of the map comes as supremacist Jewish ministers in the Israeli government talk up prospects of a full Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank and the rebuilding of colonies in ...
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Local power companies working on and preparing for power outages in the CSRA
“McCormick, Saluda, and Edgefield District of our service territory, but this afternoon ... If you would like to look at the outage map or report an outage, you can find out how on the Georgia ...
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Trump shares controversial maps of Canada as US territory
In a move that has stunned both American and Canadian political circles, US President-elect Donald Trump recently shared maps on his Truth Social platform ... he posted another image showing both ...
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Puerto Rico: A U.S. Territory in Crisis
More than a century after being acquired by the United States from Spain, the island continues to grapple with its status as a U.S. territory and the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.
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Anthony Albanese to hit battleground seats in Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia in pre-election blitz
Mr Albanese’s unofficial move into election mode comes with visits across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia before a likely May election. During his Queensland tour ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
He said this "plunges the territory into a serious humanitarian crisis" and urged the government to strengthen the capacity of the army in the region. One resident told AFP that the M23 had held a ...
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Congresswoman Checks U.S. Over Its Territories 'Problem' In House Floor Plea
Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ nonvoting delegate in the House of Representatives, made a plea on the chamber floor amid Friday’s vote for a speaker, calling attention to a ...