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Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka convicted of ‘murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under 15 years old’, court rules.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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What does the successful fight against Ebola in the DRC teach us about tackling COVID-19 and other future outbreaks?
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Twenty-nine people were killed in Virunga park and six civilians slaughtered in nearby village of...
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Authorities said there is no criminal suspicion in Sindika Dokolo’s cause of death while free-diving...
Local group says 15 of the 21 people killed in raid on Lisasa village in eastern DRC were women.
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Congolese soldiers killed 27 fighters during operation to clear rebels from border region, DR Congo army says.
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Guidon Shimiray Mwissa forces continue to commit crimes against civilians with help of the army, rights group says.
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Assault on Kangbayi central prison and military camp blamed on Ugandan armed group ADF by town’s mayor.
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The majority of allegations in the DR Congo were against men who victims said worked for the UN body.
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WHO pledge comes days after report accuses aid workers in DRC of demanding sex in exchange for being hired for a job.
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Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in Ituri since the violence resumed in December 2017.
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Makeshift mine collapses in the town of Kamituga in South Kivu province following heavy rains in the eastern region.
Ituri province’s interior minister says 23 killed in Irumu territory on Tuesday, followed by 35 on Thursday.
Armed men from CODECO group demand release of jailed fellow fighters in Bunia city.