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DRC: 40 people killed in ethnic clashes

More than 40 people are reported dead in ethnic clashes in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province.

Fresh ethnic violence in DRC causes several deaths

Twenty-three people have been killed in renewed clashes between ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east, according to an official toll on Wednesday.

Over 700 churches in Rwanda closed down

The government of Rwanda has closed down a total of 714 churches in different parts of the country's capital Kigali for failure to meet minimum standards for their operations.

UN chief to visit DRC ahead of elections

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is expected to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo later this year before anticipated and overdue elections.

Pressure mounts on Joseph Kabila to step-down

There is mounting pressure on the Congolese President Joseph Kabila to resign after he was blamed for his country’s humanitarian and security crisis.

DRC: Deaths recorded in anti-Kabila march

The United Nations has said that at least two people were killed and dozens more injured on Sunday during anti-Kabila protests.

Congolese refugees killed in Rwanda

Five refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed during a protest over a cut in food rations in Rwanda.

Kidnapped aid worker freed in DRC

A Congolese humanitarian worker, kidnapped at the weekend in the troubled east of Democratic Republic of Congo by an armed group that killed two of his colleagues, has been freed, his NGO said on Tuesday.

DRC: 6 troops killed rebuffing Rwanda incursion

Six soldiers died in fighting to repel an incursion by Rwandan troops in eastern Democratic of Republic of Congo this week, the army announced on Friday.

Thousands displaced by ethnic clashes in DRC

About 200 000 people have been displaced in ethnic clashes since mid-December in the northeastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a humanitarian source told AFP on Tuesday.

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