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South Africa: Funding Cuts Threaten Support for Refugee Women Rebuilding Their Lives in South Africa
Lucy*, a 39-year-old asylum-seeker from Uvira, in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...
Congo conflict shutters Heineken brewery, cripples economy
At his bar in Bukavu - a city in eastern Congo overrun by Rwandan-backed rebels last month - Adolphe Amani dipped into his ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: From 1960 to Present Day, 11 Dates That Explain the Conflict in the DR Congo
Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...
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Over half DR Congo UN forces now in the country’s east
Termination of the SAMIDRC regional peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ...
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Insecurity disrupts church life in M23-controlled areas of DR Congo
Amid ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, insecurity disrupts church life as M23 rebels advance. Faith communities adapt, ...
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DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
A record 27.7 million people are in the grip of acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugee surge strains humanitarian support in Burundi and Uganda
In the Burundian town of Rugombo - located in northwestern Cibitoke province bordering eastern DRC – more than 40,000 refugees are now packed in blue and white tents lining the town’s sports stadium.
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Congo Conflict Shutters Heineken Brewery, Cripples Economy
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters ... soldiers and militia fighters looted a Bralima depot in the city of Uvira, around 100 kilometres (62 miles) further south.