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Lack of school drives girls into armed groups in eastern Congo: charity
Many girls in the region join militia groups to obtain food and money, to seek protection against violence.
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Ex-Congo rebel leader missing, gunfire erupts in border town
Sultani Makenga, who was the military chief of the M23 rebellion, vanished from a camp in Uganda.
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UN report shows halving of sexual violence in DRC in past 3 years
Between 2013 and 2015 incidents of sexual violence have reduced in the DRC from 15,000 to 7,500.
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US slaps sanctions on Congo general, former senior police official
The US action came after dozens of people died in clashes between Congolese security forces & protesters.
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UN, AU, EU press Congolese leaders to stop political violence
Dozens of people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in the capital Kinshasa on Monday.
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UN rights chief raps Congo over protest deaths
Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein strongly condemned this week’s fatal shooting of anti-government protesters in the DRC.
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Congo opposition calls for new sanctions on leaders for protest deaths
At least 37 protesters & 6 police officers died this week in the violence, according to Human Rights Watch.
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Congolese warlord ‘Terminator’ ends 2-week hunger strike
Bosco Ntaganda refused to appear in the dock at the ICC in protest against the terms of his detention.
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Congo death toll hits 44 in anti-Kabila unrest - rights group
The unrest in Congo started on Monday after its election commission decided to try to postpone elections.
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Two women lynched set on fire in Congo as ethnic tensions flare
The government blames the massacres that have killed more than 700 civilians on Ugandan Islamist rebels.
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Congo opposition strikes to call for Kabila to step down
Police fired teargas to disperse dozens of protesters from opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi’s UDPS party.
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Congo, Angola begin mass vaccination drive against yellow fever
Health officials expect to vaccinate 14 million people over the next 10 days.
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Tens of thousands of Congolese rally to demand Kabila step down
Joseph Kabila is under pressure at home and from increasingly exasperated world powers to step aside.
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Tens of thousands rally in support of Congo's Kabila
Crowds packed the 50,000-seat Tata Raphael Stadium chanting “Kabila”, wearing t-shirts bearing his face.
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Shortage of syringes hampers Congo's fight against yellow fever
Government declared a yellow fever epidemic last month in the capital Kinshasa and two other provinces.
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6 disfigured corpses found along Congo river bank
Officials say the bodies were found along the banks of the Ndjili River in Kinshasa’s Limete commune.
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DRC aims to vaccinate 11.6m against yellow fever
The health minister aims to have everyone in Kinshasa and three other provinces vaccinated.
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US begins targeted sanctions on Congo official
Joseph Kabila is ineligible to stand in Congo’s next election in November after serving two elected terms.
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Congo almost runs out of yellow fever vaccine amid epidemic
Some locals have complained that they were denied immunisation due to the shortage.
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Congo calls Human Rights Watch report on killings 'biased'
Human Rights Watch said Congolese soldiers had tortured to death 2 anti-balaka leaders in CAR in 2013.
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US wants sanctions on Congo leaders, Europe not so sure
US officials are concerned over Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s apparent attempts to cling to power.
