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By Abdul Tejan-Cole On September 16, relatives of victims of the 2016-2017 clashes between civilians and Congolese police and army officers in Kasai Central and Kasai provinces, commonly referred to as the Kamuina Nsapu rebellion, lodged a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. The complaint also targeted senior

One of the largest strikes in North American history happened this winter and the struggle is ongoing. In Québec, 420,000 public sector workers in health care and education, united in a “Common Front” (Front Commun) of four major union federations, spent seven days on strike December 8-14. This followed half-day and three-day work stoppages in November. In addition to the Common Front, 66,500 workers in one of the teachers unions—la Féderation Autonome d’Enseignement (FAE)—were on st...

The Congo’s chaotic elections failed to break the country’s long legacy of fraudulent polls and plunged the government into a fresh crisis of legitimacy.

Unions will now vote on agreement after months of negotiations

AU Observer Mission team said that while voting was relatively calm, logistical challenges were reported across the country.

The Front Commun has organized the largest public sector strike in recent memory in Quebec.

One Montreal mom has showed up every day with her children in solidarity with striking staff. Teachers 'work so hard to help kids' while facing mounting demands, she said.

The health-care workers' walkout overlaps with other strikes, meaning more than 550,000 people are on the picket line across the province this week.

600,000 public workers are in position to go on strike in Quebec, leading to school closures and service disruptions in hospitals. Read on.

Hundreds of thousands of employees in the health and education sectors will be off the job starting Friday. The walkout is set to overlap with other strikes by nurses and teachers.