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Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN

More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, labelling it one of the world's "most alarming" humanitarian crises.

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Escalating violence in eastern DR Congo displaces more than 230,000 since start of year

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already displaced 237,000 people this year. Escalating clashes between non-state armed groups and the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces are intensifying one of the world’s most alarming yet under-reported humanitarian crises,

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Chinese men jailed in east Congo over gold bars

The court sentenced the men late Tuesday for the illegal purchase and illegal possession of minerals in Bukavu

The growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans

To deliver on pledges from the new Trump administration to make America healthy again, policymakers will need to close gaps ...

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‘Symbol of resistance’: Lumumba, the Congolese hero killed before his prime

Many are still haunted by the aborted legacy of DR Congo’s first prime minister, who was murdered on January 17, 1961.

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Helping the DRC Bring Criminals to Justice

A lasting peace for the long-suffering communities within the DRC is absolutely critical for security and for prosperity of ...

Congo jails three Chinese citizens in illegal mining crackdown

A Congolese court has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested in possession of ...

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From high school dropout to Ivy League student, Penn grad talks about beating the odds in her new book

Aminata Sy, now 44, was determined to help lift her family economically, and in 2022 began her career as a U.S. diplomat in ...

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World’s biggest penis sizes by country revealed — see where the US ranked

France topped the list with an average erect circumference of 5.37 inches around, followed by the Netherlands at 5.33 inches and then Ecuador in third (5.29 inches) Belgium and Denmark “rounded” out ...

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U.S. Support for the United Nations Group of Experts Report on the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The United States is deeply concerned by the findings of the United Nations Group of Experts December 2024 midterm report on the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The report aligns with ...

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More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says

M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic ... Congo (AP) — More than ...

Danielle Legros Georges examines ‘history through poetry’ to tell the Haiti-Congo story

Boston’s second poet laureate will discuss “Three Leaves, Three Roots” at the Harvard Book Store, Brookline Booksmith, and ...

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