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UN refugees released by South Sudanese refugee captors

More than a dozen United Nations mission staff have been released by South Sudanese refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

18/04/2017

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How to deliver vital aid in remote DR Congo

How the EU is helping one world's most complex humanitarian crises

16/02/2017

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DR Congo veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi dies aged 84

Democratic Republic of Congo’s main opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, has died in Brussels, where he where he was visiting for health checks.

01/02/2017

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Kabila agrees to go, DRC to get elections by 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo's leader Joseph Kabila has agreed to step down and nominate an opposition PM in deal brokered by Catholic church.

30/12/2016

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Echo Flight takes aid to the displaced in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo

There are nearly two million displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country devastated by over 20 years of war.

30/12/2016

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DRC: Sporadic gunfire in Kinshasa, UN confirms 19 deaths

There was sporadic gunfire across Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a day after deadly clashes between the security forces and anti-government protesters.

21/12/2016

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DRC crisis: South Africa expresses concern, calls for restraint

South Africa says it is concerned about the volatile political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and has expressed the willingness to assist in any way to restore peace asking the in

21/12/2016

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ICC finds former DRC vice president guilty of bribing witnesses

The former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been found guilty of bribing witnesses at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

19/10/2016

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Congolese opposition HQ burns down as deadly violence intensifies

The headquarters of the main opposition party and other political groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been destroyed by fire – leaving a number of people…

20/09/2016

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DRC: Kahuzi-Biega National Park endangered

The Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is under threat.

17/09/2016