DR Congo conflict advances as U.N. warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday ...
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UN Human Rights Chief Warns Worse Could Come if Congo Crisis is Not Dealt With
If nothing is done in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, worse could follow for the people of the eastern DRC, as well as for the country's neighbours and the region, the United Nations Human ...
‘Days of mass burials ahead’ as DRC mourns its dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...
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UN Human Rights Council launches probe of abuses in east DRC
The UN Human Rights Council decided Friday to launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses committed during the deadly clashes gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Tensions Escalate: Rwanda and DRC's Blame Game
Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...
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UN human rights chief urges action to prevent further conflict in Congo
High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday warned that the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could lead to a further deterioration of the ...
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Russian watchdog hands mobile lab for diagnosing infections over to DR Congo
According to Rospotrebnadzor, equipment and test systems for identifying infections that are relevant to the region have been provided to the country in the past two years, and over 60 Congolese speci ...
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FIFA bans Pakistan from international events after constitution revision failure
FIFA has banned Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) from taking part in international competitions due to its failure to adopt ...
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Cholera outbreak reported in Democratic Republic of Congo — WHO
PRETORIA, February 7. /TASS/. A cholera outbreak has been recorded in the province of North Kivu in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said ...
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Negotiation, not combat, is what will help restore peace in Eastern DRC - Mudavadi
Kenya has joined other East African Community and Southern African Development Community member States in calling for cessation and ceasefire in the conflict prone eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Remains of 14 South African soldiers returning home in slow repatriation process
Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...