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DR Congo Launches Strikes Against FDLR Hutu Rebels

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched its first strikes as part of a long-awaited offensive against Rwandan Hutu rebels. Min...

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AFCON Day 2 Round-Up: Yannick Bolasie Earns A Point For Congo DR Against Zambia

Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie came to the rescue of Congo DR with a second-half equaliser to earn them a point against Zambia. G...

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DR Congo: Many Dead After Ferry Sinks On Lake Tanganyika

At least 129 bodies have been recovered from Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a ferry capsized on Friday. Loca...

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Suspected Ugandan Rebels Hack 36 To Death In DR Congo

Suspected Ugandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo hacked 36 people to death with machetes and axes, authorities said on Sunda...

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WHO Declares End Of Separate Ebola Outbreak In DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was over after no peopl...

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DRC Officer Sentenced To Death For Killing Military Commander

A military court in northeastern Congo has convicted and sentenced to death a high-ranking border official over the killing of a military co...

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SHOCKING: DRC Crowd Kills Man, Eats Him

A crowd stoned to death a young man in northeast DRC on Friday before burning and eating his corpse, witnesses said, in apparent revenge for...

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US Singer Akon Performs In Giant Bubble In DR Congo To Avoid Ebola

In an effort to guard against contracting the Ebola Virus Disease, a United States-based R&B star, Akon, last Sunday climbed inside an a...

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UN Releases $1.5m To Help DR Congo Fight Ebola

UN has allocated $ 1.5 million to help the Democratic Republic of Congo fight Ebola, just days after confirming its first case this year. ...

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Ebola Outbreak: DR Congo Confirms Two Deaths

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say two people have died from Ebola in the country's north-west. They are the first ...

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United Nations Peacekeeper Killed In Congo Fighting; Three Others Wounded

A U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back...

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South African Military Flexes Muscles Ahead Of DR Congo Mission

South Africa's air force showed off its military might on Thursday with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of r...

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Girls As Young As Six Raped By Congolese Soldiers - United Nation Report

Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as six, in the country's volatile east after the...

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South Africa To Send Troops To Join UN Mission In Congo

South Africa will send troops to the DRC as part of a UN mission to neutralise armed groups in the conflict-torn east of the country. The...

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Congolese Warlord Bosco Ntaganda En Route To The Hague

A Congolese warlord who is facing a series of war crimes charges is on his way to The Hague to stand trial. Bosco Ntaganda had turned himsel...

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Deadly Plane Crash In DR Congo's Goma Kills 5

A plane has crashed in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least five passengers, officials say. It c...

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36 Killed As Government Troops, M 23 Militia Rebels Clash In DR Congo

At least 36 people have been killed and several others injured after deadly clashes erupted between the government troops and militia in the...

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Congo Rebels Sack Political Chief, Splits Undermine Peace Efforts

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have sacked their political leader, the group's military commander said, a sign of in-fig...

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11 Countries To Sign Congo Peace Deal On Sunday, UN Says

The eleven countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa have been invited to sign a UN-mediated peace agreement this weekend meant to end t...

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South Africa Charges 19 DR Congo 'Rebels For Coup Plot'

Nineteen suspected Congolese rebels have been charged in a South African court with plotting a coup against President Joseph Kabila. Pro...

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