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Seven children killed in fire at Congolese camp for displaced flood victims
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoAt least seven children were killed in eastern Congo on Saturday after a fire broke out at camp for people displaced by flooding, local official Thomas Bakenga said. Hundreds of families had ...
Congolese Tutsis describe violent campaign to stop them voting
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of Congolese Tutsis were guarded by armed police as they registered to vote in the eastern town of Nyangezi in February, with one of the group describing a campaign of threats and violence ...
The good foresters: Inside the Gabonese rainforest supplying Amsterdam’s lock gates
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLock gates have always been an essential part of Amsterdam. It only became liveable when the River...
Congolese army says rebels massacred 50 civilians in eastern town
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces on Thursday said M23 rebels and their allies killed 50 civilians in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe this week, which ...
Torrential rains kill at least 22 in Congo's Kasai region
Reuters via AOL· 5 months agoAt least 22 people died on Tuesday in Congo's Kasai-Central province, where torrential rains destroyed infrastructure and caused flooding, authorities of the town of Kananga said. "The commune ...
Rwanda says Congolese soldiers attack its border army post
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRwanda’s army said its troops briefly exchanged fire with soldiers from Congo early Wednesday, in a new spike in tension between the neighbors who have accused each other of supporting armed ...
Pope consoles Congolese victims: 'Your pain is my pain'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence”...
