Over 100 killed in Eastern DR Congo as M23 claim absolute control

over 100 people have been killed in the rebel attack in the eastern region of the DR Congo

Over 100 killed in Eastern DR Congo as M23 claim absolute control

Over hundred people have lost their lives while over 273,000 have been displaced in the ongoing conflict between M23 Rebels and government backed forces in the Eastern part of the DR Congo. The Rwandan-backed M23 Rebel group have seized major towns in the mineral-rich Eastern DR Congo causing major problems in the region including a potential diplomatic row between South Africa and Rwanda. Rwanda President Paul Kagame and his South […]

January 30, 2025

Congolese displaced fleeing the area of Minova board with their belongings boat leaving the port of Nzulo on January 21, 2025 to seek shelter in Goma. Photo by JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP via Getty Images.

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Close to 240,000 Africans displaced in Eastern Congo conflict

About 273,000 people have been displaced in the ongoing rebel conflict in the mineral-rich Eastern DR Congo, according to the latest report from the East African country. Congolese civilians, fleeing bombs and bullets, have overwhelmed displacement camps like Nzulo on the outskirts of Goma. M23, the rebel group, have captured major towns in Eastern Congo and have maintained a strong grip on the Goma airport. According to the United Nations, […]

January 30, 2025

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Rwanda President Paul Kagame accuses South Africa of working with rebel group in DR Congo

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has pointed accusing fingers at South Africa for working with a rebel group in DR Congo to further distablise the East African nation. Rebel group M23 have captured the Eastern Congo town of Goma and maintain control of its airport as regional tensions hikes with casualties rising on a daily basis. Tensions between DR Congo and Rwanda have been reignited following the capture of Goma by […]

January 30, 2025

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Ghana appoints 75-year-old German as Technical Director after failing to qualify for 2025 AFCON

By Emmanuel Akyereko Ghana has named veteran German trainer Winfried Schafer as the new Technical Director of football in the country. The former Thailand head coach replaces Berhnard Lippert who left the role silently almost 2 years ago. Schafer will also serve as technical advisor for Black Stars head coach Otto Addo who has come under heavy public scrutiny following the 4-time African champions’ failure to secure a ticket to […]

January 29, 2025

Children cheerfully answer a quiz given by the Immigration Services Agency at Zaike Elementary School in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Takuro Tahara)

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Japan’s Immigration agency holds lessons for school children on how to coexist with foreigners

The Japanese Immigration Agency has taken steps to teach Japanese children how to coexist with foreigners as the agency held a class at an elementary school here Jan. 25 to deepen children's understanding of coexistence with foreigners. Officials from the agency in Saitama were present at the Kawaguchi Municipal Zaike Elementary School told a class for fifth-and sixth-grade students to learn about the best ways to co-habit with foreigners. During […]

January 28, 2025

illegal immigrant arrested in the United States of America

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US arrest 956 persons in one day as Donald Trump strengthens crack down on illegal immigrants

By Emmanuel Akyereko A United States of America ICE crack down on illegal immigration resulted in the arrest of about 956 persons nationwide on Sunday, the highest since Donald Trump introduced the policy. The Trump administration has expanded the detention powers of several federal agencies since the introduction of the policy with many raids recorded in Miami, Chicago, and Newark. The 47th President of the United States of America has […]

January 28, 2025

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Court in Nigeria orders a lady to pay ¥15,000 to boyfriend after collecting lorry fare and failing to visit him

A court in Nigeria has found a lady named Rhoda Adu, guilty of collecting transportation from her boyfriend and failing to visit him as she promised. A Magistrate Court in Ilesa, Osun State in Nigeria has ruled that Ms Rhoda Adu should pay his boyfriend Olapitan Sola a sum of ¥15,000. According to the court, Sola sent a lorry fare of around ¥299 to Rhoda to visit him which she […]

January 27, 2025

Vietnamese in Hanoi in March 2021 take part in a test to gain a specified skilled worker visa for work in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)

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Japan government considering extending stays of pregnant skilled foreign workers

There is good news on the horizon for foreign skilled workers in Japan as the government of the East Asian country is considering extending the five-year residency limit for skilled foreign workers if they become pregnant. In Japan, there have been cases where holders of foreign skilled worker visas have had their employment appointments terminated after they become pregnant. And, the government is taking steps to ensure that foreign workers […]

January 27, 2025

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Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in a transfer dogfight over this Ghanaian attacker

The attacker has been in electric form and has become the main target for the Gunners who have entered the transfer market shopping for a replacement for Bukayo Saka who is on a long-term injury layoff. Antoine Semenyo, 25, has been in great shape for Bournemouth who have enjoyed an impressive spell at the Vitality Stadium in the English Premier League. According to multiple reports from England, Arsenal have launched […]

January 26, 2025

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