June 07, 2026
Over 170 rebel leaders file to run against official candidates in more than 100 seats
Overcrowding, scarce food, and disease reported in detention facilities
Rejected nomination hopefuls are challenging official candidates and threatening to blow a hole in the party’s election strategy
The attack takes place in the town of Ntoyo, a local administrator says
They forcibly entered World Food Programme premises, seized UN property and attempted to enter other UN offices in the capital, the UN chief says
About 30 civilians are killed in the village of Melia alone, Alain Kiwewe, a military administrator for the Lubero territory, tells Reuters
Nearly half the world's supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, where the Kachin Independence Army has been battling the junta since December
The small town of Rubaya produces around one-sixth of the world's supply of coltan
