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15 soldiers hurt in DRC plane accident
The plane, operated by the company Gomair, was about to land after flying to the central city of Tshikapa.
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UN hopes Congolese can ‘freely’ vote after delay
Presidential, legislative and provincial elections had been scheduled for 30 December in the vast, volatile African country.
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DRC boy who travelled to LA to remove face tumour dies
Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo and his foundation helped bring Matadi Sela Petit and his father to the US earlier in December so that doctors could remove a tumour.
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DRC election officials accused of trying to provoke trouble by delaying polls
Felix Tshisekedi, a leading opposition candidate, urged his supporters to stay calm despite the electoral board’s decision on Thursday to delay the vote by a week.
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Congo's Gomair says contact lost with cargo plane
The aviation company says it is still conducting research and cannot give precise details on whether the plane went lost or has crashed.
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DRC presidential elections postponed to 30 December
Since voting on Christmas Day is out of the question, it was decided to postpone the exercise until the end of this month.
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Six killed in plane crash in DRC election flight
The consignment comprised 'election results forms' and was safely delivered before the accident, the spokesman said.
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[OPINION] Congo election shows flaws in Trump’s Africa strategy
For decades, Washington has paid little real attention to this nation so critical to Africa’s future and its new policy on the continent is focusing largely on the bitter competition with China and Russia for hegemony and how to take them on and win.
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More than 100 killed in Congo clashes days before vote
The fighting in Mai-Ndombe province is some of the worst to hit the normally peaceful area in years.
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Candidates to succeed Joseph Kabila after DRC’s presidential election
The outcome of the long-delayed vote to choose President Joseph Kabila’s successor is far from certain.
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DR Congo refugees put little faith in coming elections
Until recently, Immaculate Nyakato, 65, lived in Ituri, one of DR Congo's eastern provinces that borders Uganda.
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Two Congolese troops killed by Rwandan rebels: DR Congo army
The Congolese army has battled militants from the Democratic FDLR since Sunday at the foot of the Mikeno volcano near the Rwandan border.
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DRC election body to strive for free, fair polls despite attack on building
President Joseph Kabila’s opponents accused him of the arson in a bid to delay the poll that’s already two years late.
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UN alarmed by electoral violence and inflammatory speech in Congo
The DR Congo is due to hold long-delayed presidential elections on 23 December.
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9 slain in massacre in troubled eastern DR Congo
The massacre occurred in the town of Oicha, in the Beni region, local administrator Donat Kibwana told AFP.
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Nobel Peace prize laureate Mukwege worried Congo vote could lead to war
Mukwege will jointly receive the 2018 prize in Oslo for his work as a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu.
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EU renews Congo sanctions ahead of presidential election
The decision is likely to worsen relations between the EU and President Joseph Kabila’s government, which has lobbied against sanctions it calls an illegal violation of its sovereignty.
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17 civilians killed in DR Congo attacks
The attacks came a day after opposition candidate Martin Fayulu visited Beni to launch his campaign ahead of December’s high-stakes presidential election.
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Nobel Peace Prize to honour champions of struggle against sexual violence
Murad and Mukwege will be jointly presented with the prize in Oslo after they were announced as winners by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in October.
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11 SANDF peacekeepers convicted of abusing boy in DRC
The men, who were convicted of common law assault by a military court, dragged the 17-year-old into their base in southern Kasai province after he was caught allegedly stealing buckets in January, the military said Monday.
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Army clashes with rebels kill 15 in eastern DRC
The army says the fighting was continuing Monday in Fizi, a region of South Kivu, a mineral-rich province which is prone to ethnic tensions.
