Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Death toll soars under year of DR Congo’s ‘state of siege’

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The Democratic Republic of Congo imposed a “nation of siege” a yr ago to try to restore order in two violence-wracked provinces, but the civilian death toll has nearly doubled and lawmakers are voicing growing anger. Between April 2020 and May 2021, 1,374 humans have been killed, stated analyst Reagan Miviri from the respected Kivu … Read more

Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo sets half-marathon world record

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo sets half-marathon world record

Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo broke the half-marathon world record on Sunday with a time of 57min 31sec. The world half marathon champion Kiplimo won Sunday’s race by over two minutes and took one second off the previous world best established by Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie in Valencia last year. Ethiopia’s Esa Huseyidin Mohamed was second at 2min 08sec just … Read more