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Duchess of Edinburgh speaks out against sexual violence after secret DR Congo visit

Sophie visited Congo to ‘shine a light’ on the “weaponisation of rape” and recognise the work being done to support those who survive horrific war-related sexual violence

The Independent UK

Sophie says sexual violence should ‘get under your skin’ during DR Congo visit

The Duchess of Edinburgh spent four days in the country during a secret high-security trip to ‘shine a light’ on the ‘weaponisation of rape’.

Evening Standard

Armed Groups Covet Cocoa In Eastern DR Congo

Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated cocoa plantation in the war-torn North Kivu region of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

International Business Times

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DR Congo's Presidential Candidates Crisscross Conflict-torn East

Candidates have hit the campaign trail in the DR Congo's conflict-wracked east ahead of elections, holding rallies where the mood is festive -- even if the issue of security is never far from the surface.

International Business Times

At Least 36 People Killed by Extremists in Eastern Congo

At Least 36 people were killed by extremists in conflict-riddled eastern Congo, the military said on Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the ISIS group, killed civilians in Mukondi village in North Kivu province, said Congo army spokesman in Beni town, Capt. Anthony Mwalushayi. “The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At least 36 killed in eastern DR Congo attack

Attack targeted the village of Mukondi, south of the city of Beni, in violence-wracked North Kivu province.

Al Jazeera

Congo beer factory a beacon in region rocked by rebels

Bottles of beer zip along a conveyor belt in a Brasimba factory which has weathered two deadly Ebola outbreaks and waves of fighting linked to rebel militias active in the nearby forests.

Reuters

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Unchecked deforestation destroying evidence of lost Amazon civilisation

Cutting down trees in Bolivia’s Beni region not only damages the environment, it obliterates ancient remains: ‘That part of the archaeological archive is lost’

The Guardian - US

At least one dead in latest anti-U.N. protest in east Congo

At least one person was killed in the eastern Congolese city of Beni on Tuesday when shots were fired during another protest against the United Nations' MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, a police spokesperson said.

Reuters

Congo reports new Ebola case linked to previous outbreak

Congo's health ministry has confirmed a new Ebola case in Congo’s eastern Beni city and say it was linked to a previous outbreak

The Independent UK

Police disperse anti-UN protesters in Congo amid tensions

Police have dispersed about 100 demonstrators in Congo’s eastern town of Beni

The Independent UK

The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence

Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have called for the immediate withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission. Recent protests in Butembo-Beni, Goma, Bukavu and Uvira turned into deadly attacks against the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the…

The Conversation

Suspected Islamists kill seven in east Congo city of Beni

Suspected Islamist militants killed seven people in an attack on the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday night, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack

ADF fighters accused of killing civilians with machetes in DR Congo’s Beni region.

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‘Anything to stop the massacres’: peace still eludes DRC as armed groups proliferate

After years of conflict between the DR Congo’s ineffective army, rebel forces and local militias, can Uganda’s entry into the war bring peace?

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