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AfricaNow: Violence Erupts in Congo Over Election Delay
Violent protests in Congo erupted as citizens challenge a violation of the country's constitution.
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Congo Warlord Bosco Ntaganda Goes on Trial at ICC
MIKE CORDER, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday accused a Congo militia leader known as “The…
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Congo Assesses $6.7 Billion Contracts with Chinese
SALEH MWANAMILONGO, Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government is bringing in outside experts to investigate the long-term impact…
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Aid group: Attackers Raped More than 120 Women in East Congo
Carley Petesch, ASSOCIATED PRESS DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Members of an armed militia raped women en masse in Congo…
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Official: UN Planning to Act on its Own Against Congo Rebels
CARA ANNA, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo is planning to go ahead and…
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Deadly DR Congo Clashes Over Joseph Kabila’s Future
(BBC) – At least four people have been killed in protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo calling for President…
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Gunfire, Tear Gas in Protests Against Possible Congo Election Delay
Aaron Ross, REUTERS KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at…
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Offensive Against Rwandan Rebels in Congo to Affect Hundreds of Thousands: U.N.
Aaron Ross, REUTERS KINSASHA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters)—Tens of thousands of civilians are likely to be forced to…
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Widow of Congo’s Independence-Era Hero Dies
SALEH MWANAMILONGO, Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The widow of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first prime minister whose assassination more…
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Ebola: Democratic Republic of Congo Says its Outbreak is Over
(BBC.com—A three-month Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended after claiming at least 49 lives, the…
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