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Unsafe, unwilling to tolerate ­dissent and ­unable to provide adequate protection to those who go there. This is how members of the House of Lords depict Rwanda

Critics from across the political divide have said that elected politicians should be able to question Lord Cameron in the lower chamber.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the countrys embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said Thursday. Macs, iPhones, and other Apple products are "tainted by the blood of the Congolese people", the DRCs lawyers said.

East African Community (EAC) Multinational Road of Kenya/Uganda: Kisumu - Busia/Kakira - Malaba Expressway set to boost intra-regional trade in the Northern Corridor

The Home Secretary told reporters he finds ‘lazy criticism’ of Rwanda ‘really distasteful’.

The DRCs lawyers have sent Apple a formal cease and desist notice seen by AFP, effectively warning the tech giant it could face legal action if the alleged practice continues.

In keeping with mayor Nyaniso Nelani’s dream of turning Mthatha into another Kigali, the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) municipality is buying 100 additional dustbins for the Eastern Cape town. Though many Mthatha streets already have dustbins, residents and businesses have called for more to keep the town centre clean.

Apple is accused by the DR Congo's Paris-based solicitors of buying minerals that are trafficked into neighbouring Rwanda, where they are processed and then "integrated into the global supply chain."

The expressway is part of improvements on the Northern Corridor which provides landlocked East African nations faster access to Mombasa Port.

After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the country has made tremendous strides toward peace and development. But critics say these have come at the cost of