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Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , , ,
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in an attack on a UN convoy. The country’s foreign ministry said the ambassador was travelling in the United Nations convoy when it came under fire near Goma, in the east of the DR Congo. 43-year-old Luca Attanasio died in hospital on Monday, according to officials. The foreign ministry’s… Read More
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Benin sacks EU ambassador over ‘interference’

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Benin has ordered the European Union ambassador to leave the country over alleged political interference. A statement from the office of the President of Benin described Ambassador Oliver Nette as harmful. It however indicated that the West African country has nothing against the EU. A government source has also told the AFP that the ambassador is inciting the nationals against the government.… Read More

BAD INFLUENCE: THE DANGERS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN RWANDA

Jennifer Fierberg, , , , , ,
A RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR ERICA BARKS-RUGGLES Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles The United States Embassy in Rwanda2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie (Kacyiru)P.O. Box 28 KigaliRWANDA Your Excellency, I read your letter to the Rwandan people in the RPF-owned and Rwandan intelligence-controlled newspaper, The New Times of 4th February, 2015. For such a beginning in distant place plagued with demons of death and destruction… Read More