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Hundreds Practise Volcano Safety In DR Congo

More than a thousand people took part Monday in an evacuation exercise triggered by a simulated volcanic eruption...

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Fears Surge of A Fresh War In Congo’s Nord-Kivu

The governor of Congo's restive eastern province of Nord-Kivu urged the army Wednesday to beef up operations against a...

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7 Militants Killed In Clashes With Army In Eastern DR Congo

At least seven militants were killed Thursday in clashes with troops involving heavy weapons in a city in Democratic...

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Heavy Clashes Rock City In Eastern DR Congo

Clashes erupted early on Thursday in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with residents reporting the...

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Experts Point Out Army Role In Kasai Massacres

Both security forces and Kamwina Nsapu militiamen are accused of murder, mutilation, rape, and destruction of property....

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11 Dead, 900 Escape After DR Congo Jail Attack

Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates escaped Sunday after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in DR...

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Red Cross Urges Release of Staff Kidnapped In DRCongo

The International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday urged the release of two of its staff kidnapped after armed...

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Militia Clashes Kill 29 In Eastern DR Congo

Twenty-nine people have been killed in three days of clashes between rival factions of a militia group in a village in...

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UN Votes To Scale Down Mission

The UN Security Council has voted to cut the size of Monusco, its largest and most expensive peacekeeping mission,...

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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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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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16 Killed In Three Days of DR Congo Clashes

Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army...

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France, US Pressure DR Congo Over Video Massacre

The United States and France called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate a video purporting to show...

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25 Civilians Killed In DR Congo Ethnic Attack

Militiamen from DR Congo's Nande ethnic group have killed 25 civilians in the country's violence-torn east, almost all...

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Intel Hub Set Up In Uganda To Fight Shadowy Rebel Group

Countries in Africa's Great Lakes region launched an intelligence nerve centre in Uganda Saturday to better coordinate...

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At Least 22 Killed In Troubled North Kivu Province

At least 22 civilians were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province over the weekend, an official...

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DR Congo Deadline For Removal of South Sudan Fighters

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been given a week to fly hundreds of South Sudanese...