Indonesia passes agrarian reform law amid concerns over land protections
By Hans Nicholas Jong September 28, 2026 Credit: Afriadi Hikmal / Greenpeace Indonesia’s long-debated Agrarian Reform Regulation Law was approved on Sept. 22. The legislation establishes a framework for resolving agrarian land disputes, restoring land rights and redistributing land, but details of how the law will operate remain unclear. JAKARTA — Indonesia’s parliament has passed a law intended to resolve long-running land conflicts and curb land concentration, but civil soc
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Rwanda: French ‘Secret Agent’ At Heart Of Tutsi Genocide
By Mathieu Olivier October 22, 2026 After leaving the French gendarmerie for the private sector, Paul Barril, who died on Tuesday, became a notorious figure in Africa, particularly because of his ties to the Rwandan regime responsible for the 1994 genocide. Former gendarmerie captain Paul Barril. (File photo: 22 August 1994) © REUTERS Some placed him among the Affreux, the European mercenaries, mainly French, Belgian and Italian, who operated across Africa from the early 196
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German Colonialism In Debate On Namibia Genocide
Tina Gerhäusser October 16, 2026 Opposition parties have forced a debate in the Bundestag on the early-20th-century genocide Germany carried out in Namibia. Will this finally spur progress in addressing colonial crimes? Gaob David Timotheus Frederick (left) and Mutjinde Katjiua visited Germany this week to demand recognition and restitution. Image: Christian Ditsch/epd Gaob Daniel Timotheus Frederick was sitting in the front row of the visitors' gallery in the Bundestag this
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Tanzania’s Jailed Opposition Plans Hunger Strike
By KHALED KAZZIHA October 24, 2026 FILE -Main opposition leader Tundu Lissu arrives at the High Court of Tanzania as his treason trial continues before a three-judge bench in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Florence Majani, File). Source: AP Tanzania’s jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu will begin a hunger strike Monday to protest prison authorities’ alleged refusal to allow court-ordered private consultations with his lawyers, his lawyer said Saturday. Lis
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Ebola Outbreak In DRC: What You Need To Know
By: International Rescue Committee Last updated: October 22, 2026 Source: International Rescue Committee DRC’s Ebola outbreak has passed 9,500 cases and 4,600 deaths. The Bundibugyo strain behind this outbreak has no approved vaccine. Aid cuts, conflict and mistrust are enabling the virus to spread undetected. The IRC is protecting health workers and rebuilding community trust. As Ebola cases spread across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Rescue C
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DR Congo,South Kivu: 12,000 households displaced by civil war
Actualité.cd October 21, 2026 Thousands of residents of Kaziba, in the territory of Walungu, in South Kivu fleeing clashes between the RFN and the FARDC supported by the wazalendo are traveling to neighboring chiefdoms and villages, local sources report. According to figures provided by local sources, more than 12,000 households have fled the fighting which has lasted for more than a week. "The displaced are very numerous, more than 12,000 households", a local development org
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