Tag: Eastern
In Brazzaville, a UN meeting calls for an end to violence in eastern DRC
The 54th ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa ended on January 16 in Brazzaville. The representatives of the various States present…
Russia is trying to save its armored vehicles in eastern Ukraine and instead they are putting in “living force”, i.e. soldiers, a military expert estimates
According to the assistant military professor Antti Paronen, the battle tanks supplied by the West would give Ukraine a significant advantage against a Russian-backed unit. The imperative dictated by practice…
Russian forces control parts of Soledar in eastern Ukraine
After a series of Russian setbacks in eastern Ukraine, Russia now seems to have had success in the last 24 hours in the town of Soledar outside the disputed Bakhmut…
Freezing frosts make conditions miserable in eastern Ukraine – Mayor of Toreshki to EPN: “We need more generators”
TORETšK A thin blanket of snow crunches underfoot. In the morning, the thermometer shows -12 degrees Celsius in the Donetsk region. The roar of war can be heard in the…
Rwandan government reacts to accusations of supporting M23 in eastern DRC
This Thursday afternoon, the Rwandan government reacted in a press release to accusations of the country’s support for the M23 armed group in eastern DRC. Support, always denied by Kigali,…
Still no electricity in eastern Ukraine
Six million Ukrainians today had their power supply restored after Russia’s robot attacks on Friday. But in the cities along the front line in the east, it is still the…
Egypt announces the discovery of a new gas field in the eastern Mediterranean
Egypt has just announced the discovery of a new gas field in the eastern Mediterranean. A discovery that could make Egypt one of the world’s leading suppliers of natural gas.…
LKAB is to invest in eastern Malmberget – different views on how
Gällivare municipality and LKAB met for talks on Thursday to discuss how to solve the problems with eastern Malmberget. After the meeting, the parties each sent out a press release,…
In eastern DRC, a cholera epidemic is raging
As cases have been rising for several weeks, provincial authorities in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo declared a cholera outbreak on Wednesday in Nyiragongo territory near the…
It is easy to forge stamps in Russia – a record number of fake stamps detected at the eastern border
The level of fakes has improved over the years and it has become increasingly difficult to detect them. In Russia, you can get a fake stamp for relatively little money.…