DR Congo
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the eastern part of the country, which has been overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. Tshisekedi made the vow in a televised address on Wednesday night. The group has seized control of the key city of Goma and is advancing southward, threatening to capture more…
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At least 18 people have been killed in recent bombing on four sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday, warning of more shellings on civilians. According to an OCHA report, 18 deaths have been reported…
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The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed an agreement Thursday on the withdrawal of its troops from the country. The agreement was signed by Bintou Keita, the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), and DRC Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula, according…
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The World Bank has suspended funding for humanitarian and development projects in Democratic Republic of Congo worth more than 1 billion U.S. dollars after the government dissolved the project fund without warning, the lender said. The suspension will affect more than 600,000 beneficiaries, including victims of sexual violence, the World Bank told DR Congo’s finance…
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