Protests after 2 sudden deaths force closure of hospital trauma unit in Central African Republic
Families and activists in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have protested over the government’s closure ...
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Rebalancing Russia’s Mediterranean strategy: From showing the flag to retreating to the gray zone
Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...
Killeen Daily Herald14d
Daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma arrested on terrorism charges over riots
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma was arrested Thursday and appeared in a court on terrorism charges for allegedly inciting violence through social ...
The Hamilton Spectator15d
Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion face a terrible choice
this week has raised fresh questions about the inability of Congolese troops and their allies to protect civilians as a decades-long African war revives almost 1,000 miles from Congo’s capital ...
WTSP16d
No, it’s not illegal to display the U.S. flag upside down
such as never carrying the flag flat or horizontally, and not displaying its stars and stripes on clothing. These common practices also violate the code but carry no legal consequences.
The Hamilton Spectator16d
Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
a regional trade and humanitarian hub that is a refuge for hundreds of thousands now fleeing gunfire and shelling in the major escalation in one of Africa’s longest conflicts driven by ethnic ...
The Citizen16d
Four more SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that four more South African soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of ... depicts a white flag raised, which is an outcome ...
AZ Central16d
When does the flag go back to full-staff? Here's why they have been at half-staff so long
Flags will no longer be lowered and will fly at full-staff starting Wednesday. Here's what to know about the difference between half-mast and half-staff and rules for when flags are lowered in the ...