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Crime Africa
‘Child was raped every half an hour’ in two months in eastern DR Congo: UN
The United Nations has condemned the widespread rape and sexual violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the…
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Crime Africa
Three Americans jailed over failed DR Congo coup returned home
Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent…
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US envoy confirmed working on DR Congo minerals deal
The US and the Democratic Republic of Congo are in talks over a minerals deal in the resource-rich central African…
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DR Congo offers $5m bounties for rebel leaders
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a…
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Crime Africa
At least 11 killed in blasts at M23 rally in eastern DR Congo, rebels say
At least 11 people have been killed and 65 wounded when explosions rocked the city of Bukavu in the eastern…
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Crime Africa
Deadly explosions hit rebel rally in DR Congo
Gunfire and explosions have ripped through a rally held by rebel leaders in a city they recently captured in eastern…
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Crime Africa
‘They took all the women here’: Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
“He told me that if I tried to escape, he would kill me.” Pascaline, 22, recalls the words of her…
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Crime Africa
Anger as aid worker dies after DR Congo shooting
An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured two…
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News Africa
Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance
Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits…
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Crime Africa
DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu – Report
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after advancing…
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