insert_link Africa Militia Attacks in Eastern Congo Leave 23 Dead A militia has killed at least 23 people in recent attacks on several villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, local authorities reported on Saturday. The Cooperative for the Development of the Congo, one of the numerous armed groups operating in the conflict-ridden east, perpetrated the killings in Djugu territory on Thursday and Friday, according to two local community leaders who spoke to Reuters. todayJune 24, 2024 8
insert_link Africa Over 80 killed in Eastern Congo Attacks More than 80 people have been killed in a spate of attacks over the past week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local authorities have blamed the killings on members of an Islamist militia known as the Allied Democratic Forces. Chris Ocamringa (Otchamringa) has more from Kinshasa. todayJune 10, 2024 35
insert_link Uncategorized Mungiki, Kenya’s violent youth gang, serves many purposes: how identity, politics and crime keep it alive By Bodil Folke Frederiksen, Roskilde University Kenya has scores of youth gangs known for their violence and links to the politically powerful. None is more infamous than the Mungiki movement, with a past membership estimated to be at least a million. Though banned, it’s constantly in the news as a tool or target of big political players. Bodil Folke Frederiksen, who has studied Mungiki as part of […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 5