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Withdrawal of M23 Rebels Sparks Violence, Looting in Congo’s Town
Sunday services were halted in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo over extensive looting by fighters…
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M23 Rebels, Congolese Army Accused of Weaponising Sexual Violence
Human Rights Watch, a non-state global organisation defending human dignity, has accused members of armed groups in the eastern Democratic…
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Intense Fighting in DR Congo As Warring Parties Defy Peace Agreements
Amid local and foreign interventions to achieve peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo‘s eastern region, violent clashes persist…
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Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in DR Congo As M23 Rebels Refuse to Withdraw from Uvira
On Dec. 17, the M23/AFC rebels announced their withdrawal from Uvira, a city in the South Kivu Province of the…
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Humanitarian Crisis Looms As M23 Rebels Seize Uvira Town of DR Congo
Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organisation, has raised concerns over the dire humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of…
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Schools Closed As Militia Violence Deepens in DR Congo
For over a month, schools in Vikindwe, a locality 10 kilometres from Musienene in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the…
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Burundi Faces Refugee Surge as M23 Rebels Advance from Eastern Congo
Due to the ongoing advance of M23/AFC rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scores of displaced people have…
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Tension as Mass Displacement Trails Local Militia Clashes in DR Congo
Scores of locals were uprooted from their households following clashes between the Wazalendo militia and the Twirwaneho group in several…
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Congolese Forces Accuse M23 of Frustrating Ongoing Peace Accords
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s armed forces have accused the M23/AFC rebels of undermining recent peace efforts, warning that…
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DR Congo Army Rescues 5 Hostages as Survivors of Mobondo Attacks Remain in Fear
The Congolese army has rescued five women held hostage by the Mobondo militia after a recent attack on Camp Banku,…
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