Monthly Archives: April 2022

Thousands flee DRC border clashes

Link https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00081677.html Summary: Over 10,000 people have crossed into Uganda as clashes continue to occur on the DR Congo border between the DRC army and militants supported by Rwandan soldiers. On March 27 and 28 2022, these militants carried out attacks against military bases in the DR Congo. As fighting broke out, thousands have begun to flee to neighboring Uganda…. Read more »

Canadian students raise money for Madagascar hunger relief

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/16/canadian-students-raise-money-for-madagascar-hunger-relief This article talks about how Madagascar has had some detrimental effects towards its population because of an ongoing drought. They have not been able to get sufficient nutrition because of this and in parts of the country they have been eating locusts, leaves, or even shoe leather just to survive. There has been reports that this could be the… Read more »

Eight killed as UN helicopter crashes in eastern DRC

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/30/dr-congo-8-un-peacekeepers-killed-in-helicopter-crash This article is about how Congo’s army says that they are not responsible for the U.N helicopter that was shot in down in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and says it was by rebels they have in the country. The helicopter was carrying out reconnaissance for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo along with another helicopter when it… Read more »