Day: July 21, 2022

M23 Rebels Continue Attacks On Congolese Civilans

Starting from mid-June 2022, the U.N. has reported 29 people killed in Goma in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D.R.C.) by the M23 rebel group. Since the Congo Crisis began, countless civilians have died unjustifiably, even after the Luanda Summit was held to bring peace.

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IMF Visits Sri Lanka Amid Worst Economic Crisis in Decades

On Monday, June 20, a nine-member IMF team arrived in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo to begin bailout talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The island nation of 22 million people is hoping to receive up to $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund to put its public finances

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Uzbekistan Reverses Proposal Over Karakalpakstan Autonomy

Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on Saturday that his government will be dropping plans to curb the autonomy of the nation’s Karakalpakstan province – the country’s western-most region nestled between the borders of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Violent clashes took place on the streets on Friday night, after protestors decided to

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Beyond Rhetoric: E.U. Accession As Antidote To Russian Aggression

In an unprecedented visit to Kyiv on June 16th, the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, and Romania expressed, to the sound of air sirens, a full-blooded support for the Ukrainian cause. This was the first time Germany, Italy, and France stated their approval of Ukraine’s bid for E.U. candidacy, and

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