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DRC: At least 16 dead in fighting between militias and rebels
Clashes between local rebels and pro-government militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killed 16 villagers on Thursday, a government official said, the latest violation of a ...
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UN soldiers have come under attack in the DRC from locals who want them out. Here’s why.
a UN force landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to keep the peace in a volatile territory almost overrun by armed militias. But with the insurgents still on the prowl, locals say the ...
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Kenyan Truck Driver Detained in DRC Narrates 5-Month Ordeal in Hands of Militia
(DRC) has narrated her distressing ordeal at the hands of the Congolese militia. Munyao, 45, who hails from Machakos county ...
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At least 46, including children killed in DRC displacement camp
At least 46 people, including 23 children, were killed and six were wounded at a displacement camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... an attack by the militia group ‘Codeco ...
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Clashes continue in eastern DRC days after attack on civilians left many dead
Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway Sunday ... analysts say. The Democratic Republic of Congo government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel ...
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DRC: fighting with rebels in the country’s east has intensified, sparking fears of a wider war
the state’s beleaguered security forces have become increasingly reliant on a large number of ethnic militias. State control in the east of the DRC looks to have collapsed, and the M23 ...
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DRC fighting: Attack by ethnic militia kills 51
[AFP] An attack by a militia from the Lendu ethnic group has ... M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee "This ...
Forbes1mon
DRC: A Child Was Raped Every Half An Hour
As long as the DRC continues to be a stamping ground for militias, including M23, and other neighboring countries, instability will create the perfect conditions for atrocity crimes to be perpetrated.
The Hindu3mon
What is happening in the DRC? | Explained
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is back in the spotlight after the M23 militia, backed by eastern neighbour Rwanda, captured the mineral-rich city of Goma, which lies on the ...
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3 Americans sentenced to death for attempting coup in DRC
Three Americans were sentenced to death by a military tribunal in Kinshasa on Friday, along with 34 other participants in a failed coup this summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Why this country is seeing a 'staggering' increase in the number of rapes
Some of the militias are backed by the DRC government and others are proxies for neighboring states or supported by individuals. "What you have is a vortex of misbehavior," he says. And there's a ...