Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN saysThe special U.N. envoy for Congo says security in the African nation’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory.”
Tunisia sentences 4 to death over pivotal 2013 assassinationA public prosecutor in Tunisia says four people have been sentenced to death and two to life in prison for the February 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid, the leader of the Popular Front coalition. Belaid’s murder prompted mass protests and helped lead to the resignation of the then-prime minister.