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UN, EU and AU slam massacre of DR Congo’s police
Mar 28, 2017 15:49The UN, the Europe Union and the African Union expressed "grave concern" on Tuesday over violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Kasai region including the reported killing of 39 police officers.
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DR Congo president agrees to step down
Dec 31, 2016 10:37The government of the Congolese President Joseph Kabila has reportedly reached an agreement with opposition parties to end the current political crisis in the Congo over his refusal to step down following a defeat in recent polls.
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UN warns of mass arrests, violence in DR Congo as Kabila's term ends
Dec 20, 2016 17:29The United Nations has invoked concerns over a new wave of detentions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid rising tensions following the expiration of President Joseph Kabila’s tenure in office.
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Four million children orphaned due to violence in DR Congo: UN
Nov 28, 2016 07:03Some four million children have lost at least one parent in two decades of continuous violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations (UN) has announced.
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Police clash with assailants in Congo capital
Apr 04, 2016 16:36Clashes have erupted in Congo’s capital, Brazzaville, between police and armed assailants in the first outbreak of violence in the African country weeks after the re-election of President Denis Sassou Nguesso.
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Opposition urges peaceful demos against Congo president
Mar 27, 2016 10:30Five opposition candidates, who were defeated in Congo's recent presidential elections, have called for “peaceful” protests against the re-election of incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso for a new five-year term.