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Humanitarian Crises
Children As Young As 3 Sexually Exploited In DR Congo, Say UNICEF
Urgent action is required to address a “horrifying” increase in the rate of sexual violence against women and girls in…
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Gender
‘Firewood Rape’ Too Widespread In Rural Africa
All over wartorn parts of Africa, displaced women are often exposed to many kinds of sexual violence. But a particularly…
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Nigeria Listed Among Countries Least Able To Deal With Environmental Disaster
Nigeria is among the ten countries in the world least able to deal with looming environmental disasters like increased flooding,…
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US Secretary Of State Calls On Rwanda To Use Its Influence On M23 To Bring About Peace In DR Congo
Rwanda should “use its influence” on the M23 rebel movement and fully support attempts to find peace in the eastern…
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DR Congo – 6,625 Displaced Households From Kwamouth Registered In Kwilu Province
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s province of Kwilu has received a total of 6,625 households displaced from Kwamouth escaping from…
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Ugandan Forces Kill ADF Rebels Crossing Border From DR Congo
Ugandan forces have killed at least 11 rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), as an operation against the Islamic…
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DR Congo And Ugandan Forces “Kill 30 ADF Rebels”
The coalition of Ugandan and the Democratic Republic of Congo armies has announced they killed “at least” 30 combatants suspected…
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France Donates €2.8 Million To WFP To Assist In Fight Against Infant Malnutrition In DR Congo
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it has received a contribution of €2.5 million from France to fight…
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Armed Violence
Belgium Calls On Rwanda To Stop Assistance To M23 Rebels
Belgium has called on Rwanda to stop all assistance to the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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M23 Says They Are Ready To ‘Disengage’ But Must Be Heard First
The March 23 (M23) rebel movement, currently occupying large swaths of territory in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, says…
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US Donates $500 Million To DR Congo For Aid In North Kivu
The United States government is donating the sum of $500million to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to…
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DR Congo Rebels Killed At Least 131 Civilians In North Kivu Massacres, UN Says
Rebels killed at least 131 civilians in two connected massacres the United Nations Joint Human Right Office (UNJHRO) has revealed,…
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DR Congo – Call For Sanctions Against Killers Of Civilians
International sanctions should be placed on the perpetrators of a massacre in a village in North Kivu, in the eastern…
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M23 Rebels Accused Of Killing Civilians As Fighting Resumes In DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo national army, FARDC, has accused the March 23 rebel movement of killing 50 civilians in…
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A Prisoner Dies Every Two Days In DR Congo
A prisoner died every two days in the Democratic Republic of Congo, new figures suggest. The United Nations Joint Human…
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