Conflicts between the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23, which is supported by the neighboring country Rwanda, are intensifying. The UN chief is warning that the conflict could lead to a regional war.
ConflictsSouth Africa has finally officially honored 1,772 black soldiers who fell during the First World War. In a ceremony, the military personnel's memory was hailed when a number of pillars made of African mahogany and with the fallen's names engraved were unveiled in Cape Town.
WorldMore than 900 people died in what has been called the largest collective suicide in history. Now Guyana's government wants to turn the site of the massacre in Jonestown into a tourist attraction. Macabre, some think. About time, others believe.
WorldA Rwanda-backed rebel group is on the march in eastern Congo-Kinshasa.
ConflictsTens of thousands of Syrians are believed to have been executed, tortured or starved to death in Assad's regime's notorious prisons. For the relatives, the wait for answers is unbearable. The work of excavating Syria's dead has only just begun.
WorldThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed a complaint about illegal mining against tech giant Apple to courts in Europe.
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