DR Congo: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Bandundu’s Malebo market turned into a camp hosting displaced people despite a Congolese government attempt to close it. © 2022 Venance Kalenga/Human Rights Watch (Kinshasa) – Intercommunal violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s western Kwamouth territory from June 2022 to March 2023 has killed at least 300 people in cycles of attacks and reprisals, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should urgently address longstanding disputes over customary power and land rights to prevent recurring violence. Villagers from the predominantly Teke and Yaka communities…

Read complete article

~	A long and fishy tail: before Disney’s Little Mermaid, these creatures existed in mythologies from around the world

~	3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse

~	DIY degree? Why universities should make online educational materials free for all

~	Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable

~	Over half of eligible aged care residents are yet to receive their COVID booster. And winter is coming

~	Why taxing the world's biggest companies at 15% won't fix the gaping hole in global tax rules

~	Far from undermining democracy, The Voice will pluralise and enrich Australia’s democratic conversation

~	Debt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default

~	Aboriginal Australian journalist Stan Grant steps down from post after enduring racial abuse

~	Albanese says nearly 90% of Indigenous people support the Voice, which embodies the 'spirit of the fair go'