Democratic Republic of the Congo

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DR Congo Police Accuse Rebels of Killing 39 Officers

Congolese national police on Monday accused rebels of massacring 39 of their officers in the violence-wracked Kasai...

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Police Officers Decapitated In DR Congo

Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai,...

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Militia Fighters Decapitate 40 Police Officers In DR Congo

Militia fighters in DR Congo have decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush in the central province of Kasai,...

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ICC Awards ‘symbolic’ $250 Each To Congo War Crimes Victims

In its first such decision, the International Criminal Court on Friday awarded $250 dollars as "symbolic" damages to...

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ICC Poised To Make First Awards To War Crimes’ Victims

Judges at the International Criminal Court may Friday award the tribunal's first monetary sums to victims of war...

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Ex-Congo VP To Be Sentenced For Bribing Witnesses

Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba and four associates will be sentenced on Wednesday for bribing...

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UN Urges DRC To Implement December Political Deal

The United Nations said Tuesday that nearly three months after a political agreement was signed in the Democratic...

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France Warns Against Cuts To UN Mission In DR Congo

France's ambassador to the United Nations warned Tuesday that drastic cuts to the UN peacekeeping mission in the...

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Mass Graves In Central Congo Bear Witness To Growing Violence

The increasingly brutal nature of fighting in central Congo between the army and local militia is on vivid display in...

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UN Presses Search For Foreign Experts Kidnapped In DR Congo

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday said its troops were pressing ahead with a...

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DR Congo Unrest ‘may Delay’ Voter Registration

Rising unrest in central Democratic Republic of Congo threatens to derail voter registration ahead of a high-stakes...

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Two United Nations Workers Kidnapped In Democratic Republic of Congo

Two United Nations workers from peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been kidnapped by...

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Two Foreign UN Experts Kidnapped In DR Congo

Two experts from the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been kidnapped in the...

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Repatriation of Tshisekedi’s Body Postponed As Divisions Deepen In Congo’s Opposition

Uncertainty remains over plans on the national funeral of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s long-time opposition...

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UN Seeks To Boost Its Mission In DR Congo As Violence Spreads

The UN secretary general is seeking an additional 320 police for the peace keeping mission in the central Africa...

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UN Chief Seeks To Boost UN Police In DR Congo

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked the Security Council to send an extra 320 UN police to the...

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Ghanaian Troops In DR Congo Complain of Hunger

Some Ghanaian troops on Peace Support Operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained bitterly about how...

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UN Urges Probe of DR Congo Violence

The UN's top rights official on Wednesday called for a high-level investigation into abuses committed against civilians...

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Ghanaian Peacekeepers In DR Congo Mark Independence Day

Ghana’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Annim, has charged the Ghanaian...