US senator favours ending aid to Rwanda over human rights abuses | Conflict News
Kinshasa has accused Kigali of backing the M23 rebel group in the DRC’s eastern region, which the latter denies. The
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN peacekeepers shoot two protesters dead in Goma, DRC | United Nations News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Demonstrations against the perceived ineffectiveness of the UN peacekeeping operation began on Monday. At least two demonstrators have been
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Protesters demand UN troops leave DRC amid rising conflict | United Nations News
The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC, known as MONUSCO, has come under regular criticism for its perceived inability to
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Photos: Displaced people learn DIY skills in DR Congo camp | Conflict News
In March 2019, Pirache Torashi, a widowed mother of seven, fled the village of Banyali-kilo, 38km (23 miles) from the
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Photos: Displaced people learn DIY skills in DR Congo camp | Conflict News
Ituri, DRC – In March 2019, Pirache Torashi, a widowed mother of seven, fled the village of Banyali-kilo, 38km (23
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Oil drilling continues in Ugandan park despite threat to nature | Environment
Kampala, Uganda – In September 2019, when Chemonges Amusa, the tourism warden for Murchison Falls Park, learned that oil drilling
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Nine patients killed in eastern DR Congo clinic by militia | ISIL/ISIS News
The ADF is considered the deadliest of dozens of armed groups that roam mineral-rich eastern DR Congo. At least nine
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Clashes continue in DRC despite de-escalation pact with Rwanda | Armed Groups News
An M23 rebel spokesman said there was an exchange of fire after Congolese troops attacked a rebel position in the
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DR Congo and Rwanda agree to reduce tensions over M23 rebels | Armed Groups News
DRC says it has agreed ‘de-escalation process’ with Rwanda following weeks of rising tensions over rebel fighting. Rwanda and Democratic
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Rwanda’s Kagame: ‘No problem’ with exclusion from regional force | Conflict News
Kinshasa accuses Kigali of supporting the M23 rebels and will not accept Rwanda’s participation in the regional force. Rwanda’s President
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