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‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting
UN chief Antonio Guterres says the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) “territorial integrity” must be preserved after M23 fighters…
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Crime Africa
Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says
Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to…
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News Africa
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates…
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DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls emergency meet
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has…
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Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault
The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained…
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Crime Africa
M23 rebels seize key eastern DRC town of Minova
M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in eastern DR Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital…
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Crime Africa
DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to…
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Crime Africa
At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce – Report
Two children and two teenagers have been killed in a bombardment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local sources…
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Crime Africa
DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’
Twenty-five soldiers accused of fleeing fighting against M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been sentenced…
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News Africa
UN peacekeepers deployed in DRC to counter new wave of violence
UN peacekeepers have started deploying troops in more areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to deal with a…
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