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Armed conflicts and attacks

  • 2021 Uganda bombings
  • Two children are killed by a bomb explosion at a village in Nakaseke District. The device looked like a jackfruit and was given to the children while they were playing. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/30/fruit-shaped-bomb-kills-two-children-in-uganda-police (Al Jazeera)]
  • 2021 Democratic Republic of the Congo attacks
  • The CODECO and the Alliance for the Liberation of the Congo militia groups attack two villages in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 14 civilians. [https://punchng.com/14-dead-in-dr-congo-village-attack/ (AFP via The Punch)]
  • Afghanistan conflict
  • Three people are killed and several injured when gunmen open fire at a wedding in Nangarhar. The Taliban are accused of being behind the attack, opening fire while music was being played. The Taliban has, however, said that the shooting was an internal dispute and that two of the attackers have been arrested. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/30/gunmen-kill-at-least-three-at-afghan-wedding-to-stop-music-being-played (The Guardian)]
  • Insurgency in the Maghreb
  • Two employees of the Canadian mining company Iamgold are reported missing following an attack on their convoy in Burkina Faso while travelling to Essakane, Mali. [https://www.reuters.com/world/canadian-mining-firm-iamgold-convoy-attacked-burkina-faso-several-missing-2021-10-29/ (Reuters)]
  • Internal conflict in Myanmar
  • Tatmadaw forces bombard the town of Thantlang in Chin State, western Myanmar, with artillery shells, destroying dozens of homes, after clashing with local self-defence forces who captured a soldier. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/29/myanmar-military-shells-restive-town-destroying-dozens-of-homes (Al Jazeera English)]

Business and economy

  • Economy of Mexico
  • The National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico shows that the economy shrank 0.2% in the third-quarter from the three previous months and the GDP also declined during the same period of time, both largely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-economy-shrinks-first-time-since-pandemic-rebound-2021-10-29/ (Reuters)]

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