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At least 50 killed after boat catches fire, capsizes in DR Congo | News
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At least 50 killed after boat catches fire, capsizes in DR Congo | News

A motorised wooden boat with about 400 passengers caught fire and capsized near the town of Mbandaka. A boat has capsized after catching...

‘Child was raped every half an hour’ in two months in eastern DR Congo: UN | Conflict News
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‘Child was raped every half an hour’ in two months in eastern DR Congo: UN | Conflict News

Up to 45 percent of nearly 10,000 sexual violence cases reported in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved children, according to...

DR Congo repatriates three US citizens convicted over failed coup | Politics News
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DR Congo repatriates three US citizens convicted over failed coup | Politics News

Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels. Three United States...

DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment | Military News
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DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment | Military News

Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President...

What’s at stake in the DR Congo conflict with M23 rebels and Rwanda? | TV Shows
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What’s at stake in the DR Congo conflict with M23 rebels and Rwanda? | TV Shows

Redi Tlhabi dissects the continuing conflict in the DRC and its potential impact on regional stability. For several decades, the Democratic Republic of...

Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts | Conflict News
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Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts | Conflict News

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and...

UN agency calls for urgent aid as conflict drives refugees from DR Congo | Conflict News
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UN agency calls for urgent aid as conflict drives refugees from DR Congo | Conflict News

Violence in DR Congo has sent thousands of people fleeing into neighbouring countries. Funding is desperately needed to feed a wave of refugees...

Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo | Interactive News
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Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo | Interactive News

EXPLAINER Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions to flee their homes in Democratic Republic of the Congo....