<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati huohuo, Wakosovo wa Albania walitangaza eneo lao kuwa jamhuri na, kupitia njia za vurugu na zisizo za vurugu, walitafuta uhuru halisi.  <response>: Meanwhile, Albanian Kosovars proclaimed their territory a republic and, through channels violent and nonviolent, sought actual independence. 