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About 14 UN peacekeepers killed, over 40 wounded in DR Congo attack
Dec 08, 2017 15:47An armed group has attacked a base of the United Nations peacekeepers in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 14 peacekeepers and wounding 40 others.
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Congo mobilized former militants to suppress anti-government protests: HRW
Dec 04, 2017 08:41Human Rights Watch says the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) mobilized former militants from Uganda and Rwanda last year to suppress protests against President Joseph Kabila, who refused to step down at the end of his constitutionally mandated two-term limit.
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Millions at risk of starvation in conflict-torn areas of DR Congo: WFP
Oct 30, 2017 09:47The United Nations food agency has appealed for urgent aid to avert a humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where more than three million people are at risk of starvation.
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United Nations condemns arrest of Congo opposition members
Oct 23, 2017 14:24The United Nations has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to release the opposition members recently arrested amid a crackdown on dissent by President Joseph Kabila's government.
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Up to 30 feared dead as DR Congo army plane crashes
Sep 30, 2017 12:05A military transport plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing "several dozen" people, military and airport sources told AFP.
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UN mission in Congo holds record in rape, sexual abuse
Sep 23, 2017 13:10Almost one third of rape and sex abuse crimes committed by United Nations peacekeepers in the past decade and more have occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new report says.
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About 12 dead, 92 missing in DR Congo floods
Sep 20, 2017 12:02At least 12 people died, 18 others injured and 92 were missing after heavy rains caused flooding in two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said Wednesday.
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About 30 Burundian refugees die in clashes with Congo security forces
Sep 16, 2017 13:06At least 30 Burundian refugees have been killed in clashes with Congolese security forces over plans to send some of them home, a Reuters witness and local activists said on Saturday.
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Landslide in northeast DR Congo kills dozens
Aug 17, 2017 09:47A landslide has swept over a fishing village on the banks of a lake in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 40 people, a regional official says.
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HRW: 27 killed in clash between police and protesters in DR Congo
Aug 11, 2017 01:27Human Rights Watch (HRW) says 27 people, including three police officers, have been killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).