Burundi sees its largest number of refugees arriving in decades during Congo's fighting
The United Nations says Burundi is seeing its largest influx of refugees in decades as tens of thousands of people flee the ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...
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UNHCR: DR Congo crisis deepens as funding cuts hit critical humanitarian aid
Critical funding gaps are severely hampering humanitarian efforts in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond, leaving thousands without life-saving aid and pushing an already dire ...
Congo conflict shutters Heineken brewery, cripples economy
At his bar in Bukavu - a city in eastern Congo overrun by Rwandan-backed rebels last month - Adolphe Amani dipped into his ...
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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CDC says it is monitoring mysterious deadly disease in Congo
At least 1,318 people have exhibited symptoms and 53 have ... disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday. "CDC is monitoring ...
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23 people dead in DR Congo Islamist attack
BUNIA, DR Congo — At least 23 people were killed and about 20 taken hostage this week in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Con-go by a group linked to Islamic State, local sources told ...
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WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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More than 50 people killed, over 400 sickened by mystery illnesses in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them within hours after they felt sick. The outbreaks ...