Three Tanzanian peacekeepers deployed to eastern Congo as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission were killed by rebel mortar fire this week. Three others were wounded in the attack. Their deaths again raise questions about the capacity of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as...
The southern facade of the Gallery of Modern Art in Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow. Much of this visible exterior of this building is part of the 1820s extensions added by the architect David Hume. However, hidden within is the Palladian-style Cunninghame Mansion, built in 1778 for for the tobacco and sugar merchant William Cunninghame of Lainshaw when this location was on the western edge of the city.
The Gallery of Modern Art on Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow. This is the 1830 Classical style extension designed by David Hamilton which was added when the original 1778 Cunninghame Mansion was altered to allow it to become the home of the Royal Exchange, operated by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Since early February, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, has been rocked by protests directed against western embassies. Protests took place in front of the British and French embassies, and in front of United Nations buildings. Throughout the city, American and Belgian flags were burned....
The lantern on the top of the 1778 Cunningham Mansion at the centre of Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow (now home to the Gallery of Modern Art). This distinctive feature is based on the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near in Athens which dates from around 334 B.C.
Sometimes you have to work hard to seek out a new angle to photograph familiar scenes, but other times you just have to give in and take the same photograph as everyone else.
In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by @DoctorsWithoutBorders teams in camps for displaced people around #Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
DRC: Alarming numbers of sexual violence victims in camps around #Goma. “In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by…MSF) teams in camps for displaced people around Goma…#DRC)… Clashes between the Congolese army, the M23, &…armed groups in North Kivu have led more than a million… to flee their homes since March 2022.” | MSF https://www.msf.org/drc-alarming-numbers-sexual-violence-victims-camps-around-goma
Democratic Republic of Congo: Southern African Development Community (SADC) soldier deaths underline concerns over mission (www.dw.com)
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers deployed to eastern Congo as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission were killed by rebel mortar fire this week. Three others were wounded in the attack. Their deaths again raise questions about the capacity of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as...
Explainer: Democratic Republic of Congo protests: expert explains why Congolese anger against the West is justified – and useful to the government (theconversation.com)
Since early February, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, has been rocked by protests directed against western embassies. Protests took place in front of the British and French embassies, and in front of United Nations buildings. Throughout the city, American and Belgian flags were burned....