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Intense clashes resumed between M23 rebels and a coalition of government forces, local militias known as Wazalendo and the Burundian army.
AFRICAN SOVEREIGNTY

DRC war: The blood-soaked path to your smartphone

The invasion and occupation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the extraction of its natural resources, which amounts to industrial-scale theft, must be stopped

  • Shomari Mukandjwa
  • Raphael Bahebwa
8 min read
Africa’s high cost of borrowing creates a vicious cycle of higher taxes, social unrest and limited investment in the just energy transition. Kenya’s #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests were indicative of this trend. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
REJECTFINANCEBILL2024

Kenyans protest detested finance bill amid calls for economic justice

Citizens unite globally against tax hikes, urging economic integrity and political accountability

  • Akofa Bruce
7 min read