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CODECO Rebels Kill Artisanal Miners, Abduct Chinese Workers, In Northeast DR Congo Mine Attack
CODECO militia attacked an artisanal gold mining site on Friday, August 12, 2022, killing four people, including a soldier of…
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CODECO Rebels Kill Chinese Nationals, Abduct Others In DR Congo Mine Attack
Two Chinese nationals were killed, and some others abducted after an attack by rebels of the Cooperative for the Development…
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Over 800 Inmates Escape DR Congo Prison
The Democratic Republic of Congo army, FARDC, has confirmed that more than 800 inmates escaped from the Kakwangura prison in…
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U.S. Expresses Concern Over Possible Rwandan Support Of Rebels In DR Congo
The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday, Aug.…
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Inmates Escape Kangwangura Prison In The Democratic Republic Of Congo
An unknown number of prisoners escaped from the Kangwangura central prison in Butembo town, North Kivu of the Democratic Republic…
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DR Congo Priest Wounded In Attack On Convent, Dies
A catholic priest working at the Mukasa convent in Kikwit, Kwilu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rev. Father…
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Rebels Kill 60 People In Democratic Republic Of Congo Over The Weekend
At least 60 people, including one soldier, were killed between Friday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, in clashes…
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DR Congo To Bury Citizens Killed In Protest Against UN Troops
Democratic Republic of Congo citizens killed during protests against the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
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DR Congo Gov’t Claims FARDC Killed UN Soldiers By Accident
The Democratic Republic of Congo government claims that four soldiers of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo…
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UN To Publicly Try Blue Helmets Who Murdered Civilians In DR Congo
The United Nations has said it is working towards a public trial for the UN peacekeepers who, Sunday, July 31,…
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US Secretary Of State To Hold Peace Talks In DR Congo, Rwanda
The United States Secretary of State, Anthony J. Blinken, will from Aug. 9 to 12, 2022, visit the Democratic Republic…
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US Calls On DR Congo To Protect UN Soldiers Against Attacks By Protesters
The United States government on Thursday, July 28, called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect United Nations peacekeeping…
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ADF Rebels Kill 24 People In Different Attacks In Eastern DR Congo
At least 24 civilians died in separate attacks by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in various towns and villages in…
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4 Persons Electrocuted During Protest Against UN Forces In DR Congo
Four persons died on Wednesday, July 27, during demonstrations against United Nations Blue Helmets in Uvira, the second largest town…
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DR Congo, UN To Probe Protest Against MONUSCO
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is establishing a joint commission with the United Nations to…
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