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Displaced by DR Congo violence, survivors’ testimonies highlight brutality of armed militia
Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned that armed militia continue to make their safe return impossible. Read more
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300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR has said. Read more
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DR Congo: Ebola claims over 1,000 lives
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to throw the support of “the whole United Nations system” into stemming the Read more
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Surviving Ebola: “I was so afraid to die and be put in a body bag”
Ms. Masika contracted the disease while taking care of her sick aunt. “I was helping my aunt, and she was vomiting a lot. I had to clean after her several times. Then, after, I began to feel unwell. I was having the same clinical signs as the ones Read more
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Nearly 900 killed following DRC attacks
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has said that at least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, following brutal inter-communal clashes. Read more