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Deaths from Congo floods approach 400 as search continues

A local official in eastern Congo says the death toll from recent floods has nearly doubled to almost 400 people, The administrator of the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province told The Associated Press by phone that more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu

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Hundreds dead as the death toll from floods in eastern Congo nearly doubles

The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, said more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu.

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176 dead, many more missing after Congo floods

The governor of Congo's South Kivu province says flooding near Lake Kivu has killed 176 people, with many more still missing

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Flooding and landslides in DR Congo, Rwanda leave hundreds dead, thousands homeless

At least 176 people die in flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and 130 in neighbouring Rwanda as heavy rain destroys buildings and forces aid workers to gather mud-clad corpses into piles.

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Head of regional force tackling east Congo violence resigns, Kenya denies

The Kenyan commander of a regional force set up to tackle militia violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said he had resigned due to obstruction and threats to his safety, adding to doubts over whether the mission can be effective.

Reuters

Peace in the DRC: East Africa has deployed troops to combat M23 rebels – who's who in the regional force

The East Africa Community (EAC) has completed the deployment of its regional force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to oversee the withdrawal of the rebel group, M23, from the eastern part of the country.

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Rebel attacks deepen displacement crisis in Congo's Ituri

One month since rebels closed in on Drodro village in eastern Congo, the once bustling wards of its hospital are empty and Doctor James Semire strolls the darkened corridors wondering when patients will dare to return.

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Congolese refugees hope to make own clothes, even start a business, with new sewing skills

Congolese clothing, known for its bright colours and designs, isn't easily purchased in Australia. These women are hopeful of soon being able to make their own clothes for their family, and even starting a business.

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In Congo camp, Muslims celebrate Eid with much-needed food aid

Young Muslims go from tent to tent at a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, their arms laden with bags of rice, beans and fish, gifts to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Reuters

U.N. paints Congo helicopters orange to protect against attacks

The United Nations has painted bright orange its two white helicopters providing humanitarian relief in eastern Congo in an effort to protect them from militia attacks by distinguishing them from other aircraft.

Reuters

In short, I was afraid

Spending two weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo seemed a good idea up to the moment it didn’t.

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At least 30 civilians killed in eastern Congo village attack

Suspected militants killed at least 30 civilians on Friday in a village raid in Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Ituri province, the head of a civil society group and a local resident said.

Reuters

Dozens raped as migrant workers expelled from Angola to Congo

Congolese women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers from Angola to Democratic Republic of Congo, a doctor, officials and the United Nations said.

Reuters

Watts that? Rapper Gims shocks with Ancient Egypt power claims

Paris (AFP) - Egyptologists, fact-checkers and ordinary internet users have taken aim at Congolese rapper Maitre Gims this week over a video in which he claimed the pharaohs' pyramids were wired for electricity.

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Conflict in eastern Congo forces thousands of schools to close

Thomas Tumusifu Buregeya wishes he were studying for his final school exams. Instead, he scrapes a living doing odd jobs in a displaced people's camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a wave of rebel violence upended his life yet again.

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Attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility

Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that authorities said killed around 20 people.

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Ugandan forces take over east Congo town as M23 rebels leave

A spokesman for the East African regional force says that Ugandan troops took control of Bunagana, a strategic town in eastern Congo that had been in the hands of M23 rebels for more than nine months

Reuters

Landslide kills at least 20 in eastern Congo

At least 20 people were killed and several others are missing after a landslide in east Democratic Republic of Congo, the provincial government and a local official said on Monday.

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'It hurts': DR Congo currency drops amid war spending, arrears payments

Kinshasa (AFP) - A falling local currency, salary arrears payments and war spending have pushed up prices in impoverished Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving locals struggling to afford basics.

AFP

Pirates kidnap six crew from Danish ship off West Africa

Copenhagen (AFP) - Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have kidnapped six crew and abandoned ship, the French navy said Friday.

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Ugandan troops join regional force in DR Congo

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Ugandan troops operating as part of an East African regional military force entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, joining Kenyan and Burundian contingents to supervise a planned pull-back of M23 rebels.

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Pirates kidnap some crew from Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea

Copenhagen (AFP) - Pirates who seized a Danish oil tanker off Congo last week have abandoned the ship and taken some crew members with them, while the rest were found in good health, the ship's owner said Friday.

Daily Mirror

Man Utd duo could switch international allegiance from England after talks

Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Axel Tuanzebe have both featured for England Under 21s but never received a senior cap - and the Manchester United duo are now considering their international allegiance

Zenger

Congo Violence Threatens Rare Mountain Gorilla Population In Africa’s Oldest Park

The park's neighboring communities, wildlife and forests are at risk because of the war raging in and around Virunga Park

The Independent UK

Former rebel leader is named Congo's new Defense Minister

Congo’s former rebel leader jailed by the International Criminal Court, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has been appointed Congo’s Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle

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