Michael Sharp

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DR Congo To Probe Ex-Minister’s Suspected Role In Kasai Violence

Parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo has authorised the state prosecutor to probe alleged involvement by a...

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UN Experts’ Murder Trial Resumes In DR Congo

A Democratic Republic of Congo military court held a second day of hearings Monday in the trial of a man and a teenager...

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US Urges UN To Investigate DRCongo Murders

The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN...

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Two Men Go On Trial In DR Congo For UN Experts’ Murders

A man and a teenager went on trial in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, accused of killing...

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UN Questions DR Congo Probe of Experts’ Murder

The United Nations raised questions Tuesday about the Democratic Republic of Congo's probe of the murder of two UN...

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Suspects To Face Trial Over UN Experts’ Congo Slayings

Two men are to go on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the kidnap and murder of two UN experts, a military...

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DRCongo Unrest Killed 390 Fighters, 124 Troops Since End March

Spiralling violence in DR Congo's central Kasai region has killed 390 tribal militia fighters and 124 government troops...

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4,600 People Flee Their Homes In DR Congo Daily

An average of 4,600 people flee their homes every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Monday, warning...

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UN Council Urges DR Congo To Cooperate On Murder Inquiry

The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to cooperate with investigations of the...

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DR Congo Postpones Vote Registration In Kasai After Killing

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday it had indefinitely postponed voter registration in two provinces of its...

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20 Killed In Clashes In DR Congo’s Kasai Region

Twenty people died in ethnic clashes last week in the troubled central Kasai region of Democratic Republic of Congo,...

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UN Seeks $65 Mn For DR Congo Emergency

UN officials launched a bid Tuesday to raise $65.4 million (59.75 million euros) in emergency funds for hundreds of...

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DRCongo Detains Suspect In Killing of Two UN Experts

A suspect has been detained in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the kidnap and killing last month of two UN...

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Bodies of Slain UN Experts Flown Home From DR Congo

The United Nations said Wednesday that the bodies of two of its researchers, found in a mass grave in the Democratic...

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ICC Prosecutor Warns On Spiralling DR Congo Violence

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda warned Friday against spiralling violence in the volatile...

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DR Congo Probes Killing of UN Researchers

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday they have launched a probe into the killing of two UN...

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UN Experts ‘found Dead’ In DR Congo

Two UN experts who were missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been found dead, officials say. The bodies of...

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Bodies Found of Two UN Experts In DRCongo Amid Spiralling Violence

Two foreign UN experts who were kidnapped in DR Congo have been found dead, one of them decapitated, the government...

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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...