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DR Congo: Eight Civilians Dead in Clashes With UN Convoy

DR Congo: Eight Civilians Dead in Clashes With UN Convoy

Eight civilians were killed and 28 wounded on Tuesday as clashes erupted in the east Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North-Kivu province after protesters blocked and attacked a convoy of UN peacekeepers....

UN: Unemployment Driving Armed Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa

UN: Unemployment Driving Armed Groups in Sub-Saharan Africa

A report published by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday found that unemployment is the main force driving people to join armed groups in sub-Saharan Africa, which has become a global epicenter of violent extremism....

Rwanda Fires at DRC Fighter Jet

Rwanda Fires at DRC Fighter Jet

The Rwanda Defense Force on Tuesday shot at a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fighter jet in response to an alleged airspace breach in the Rwandan [district of] Rubavu, marking the latest dispute between the two countries whose relations have been strained by the M23 rebel insurgency.

UN Discovers at Least 49 Bodies in DR Congo's Mass Graves

UN Discovers at Least 49 Bodies in DR Congo's Mass Graves

The United Nations said on Wednesday that at least 49 bodies, including those of six children, had been discovered in mass graves found in two villages of the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.

At Least 10 Killed In DR Congo Church Bombing

At Least 10 Killed In DR Congo Church Bombing

A bomb attack during a church service on Sunday reportedly killed at least 10 people and wounded 39 others in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

DR Congo: M23 Pledges to Retreat from Key Position

DR Congo: M23 Pledges to Retreat from Key Position

In a statement issued Friday, the M23 rebel group — which has seized swaths of territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — announced that it would withdraw from the town of Kibumba, a commercial hub of roughly 1M people that the rebels took over in 2012.