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UN says COVID pandemic increasing vulnerability of children in conflict zones to grave violations.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lunkonde says seismic activity has subsided in the eastern DR Congo city.
Washington has little to show for the billions spent on reconstruction, but the consequences for Kabul are far greater.
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The armed group forced some 5,800 people to flee their homes in Boga and Tchabi towns, UN refugee agency says.
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Martial law extended by 15 days as attacks carried out by rebels continue in the restive region.
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The UN health agency warns coronavirus cases are surging in many countries on the continent.
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DRC army blamed ADF for the attack, but other sources say attacks may have been ethnic in origin.
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Thousands of people who fled Goma after a volcanic eruption a week ago lack shelter, food, and drinking water.
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Supplies running low as hundreds of thousands of people flee Goma after warning Mt Nyiragongo volcano may erupt again.
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WHO says independent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse in DR Congo should issue findings by end of August.
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Authorities order evacuation as risk of new eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo looms, people flee the city.
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The Norwegian Refugee Council unveiled its annual index of the 10 most neglected displacement crises in the world.
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More than 200 earthquakes since Saturday’s eruption have damaged buildings and streets in Goma, causing panic.
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Death toll reaches 32 as lava lake in Mt Nyiragongo’s crater seems to have refilled, prompting fears of second eruption.