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The would-be saint murdered 'mafia-style' for refusing bribes
Two days after he was kidnapped in July 2007, the bloodied and battered corpse of Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was dumped outside a…
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Ex-DR Congo president returns from self-imposed exile, party says
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back in the country for the first time in two years, having arrived in the…
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DR Congo bans ex-president's party over alleged rebel links
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the party of former President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of links to the M23 rebel group…
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'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
Warning: This article contains distressing content, including descriptions of rape, from the start. "He told me that if I tried to escape,…
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Rebels attack DR Congo army ending lull in fighting
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull in fighting.…
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Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says
At least 165 women were raped by male inmates after a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations…
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Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission in the…
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More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN.…
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'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
When I first drove into DR Congo's eastern city of Goma, it was hard for me to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled…
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At least 700 killed in DR Congo fighting since Sunday - UN
The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and tearing up…
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Rwanda illegally occupying DR Congo, minister tells BBC
Rwanda is illegally occupying the Democratic Republic of Congo and attempting to orchestrate regime change, the country's foreign minister…
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DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
It has been a humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries recruited to fight on the side of the army in the Democratic Republic…
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DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized…
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DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN
UN aid agencies have warned of a major humanitarian crisis in the Congolese city of Goma, with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and…
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Thousands flee as DR Congo rebels claim control of Goma city
Thousands flee as DR Congo rebels claim control of Goma city Source link
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Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city
Tens of thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing towns in the east of the country as rebel forces close in on…
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Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the…
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President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages
The Democratic Republic of Congo's president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict escalates…
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Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, according to various…