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Surging conflict in DRC drives sexual assault against displaced women/in /by
As drawn-out conflicts continue to spiral, instances of sexual violence by armed men against displaced women, many living in camps, are climbing rapidly, according to French aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, or Doctors without Borders).
Miners leave gold mine in S.Africa having been underground for 3 days/in /by
Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground as part of a union dispute were leaving a gold mine in South Africa on Wednesday, the union at the center of the standoff said.
DR Congo: 24 aspirants apply to vie for presidency in the forthcoming polls/in /by
DR Congo's electoral commission confirmed on Friday a provisional list of 24 candidates who have registered for the presidential elections on December 20.
Kenya court extends delay on deployment of Haiti mission/in /by
A court in Kenya has extended orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to lead a U.N Security Council-approved mission to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Kenya court extends delay on deployment of Haiti mission/in /by
A court in Kenya has extended orders blocking the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti to lead a U.N Security Council-approved mission to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko in intensive care unit, according to his lawyer/in /by
“He fell into a coma on October 23. He regained consciousness the same day but he is in a very weak condition. Care continues,” declared Me Ciré Clédor Ly, who said he was able to speak with his client on Tuesday.
‘I wanted to scream’: Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women/in /by
A hooded man burst into the 42-year-old woman's tent while her children were out searching for food, then raped her in the displacement camp where she had fled war in eastern Congo.
Civilians massacred in DR Congo as clashes spread/in /by
Civilians massacred in DR Congo as clashes spread
Fighting in the east of the DRC: a Kenyan soldier from the East African force killed/in /by
A Kenyan soldier from the regional East African force deployed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Tuesday in fighting between pro-government armed groups and M23 rebels, the force said on Wednesday.
Sierra Leone: President pledges to enforce agreement with opposition/in /by
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio pledged on Tuesday evening to fully implement a recent agreement reached with the opposition under international auspices to overcome tensions exacerbated by his disputed re-election this year.