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April 3
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23, One Year On
The M23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province, has been active for one year now, during which... Read more »
March 28
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Rwanda: Congolese Refugee Camps in Rwanda "Full"
Camps in Rwanda hosting thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are running out of space following an influx of people fleeing insecurity in eastern DRC,... Read more »
February 20
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Rwanda: Flooding in Rwanda Could Affect Food Security
Flash floods have affected hundreds of farming households in northern and western Rwanda, increasing the risk of food insecurity in those areas, officials say. Read more »
February 4
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Rwanda: Congolese Refugees in Rwanda Complain of Insufficient Food, Water
New waves of civilians fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] for Rwanda have added to the challenge of providing the tens of thousands of such refugees there with adequate... Read more »
October 19, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Doubts Mount Over Ugandan Mediation
Uganda's mediation to end the fighting in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between government troops and M23 "mutineers", which has caused large-scale population... Read more »
October 5, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Call to Implement Peace Agreements in North Kivu
Experts have called on donors and the international community to exert pressure on governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to stop the escalation of... Read more »
September 11, 2012
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Ghana: Global South Leads the Way Towards Universal Healthcare Coverage
An increasing number of developing countries are introducing universal healthcare coverage - and creating new models to do it - according to research published in The Lancet.... Read more »
July 13, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Top Officials Warn Against Witch-Hunts, Hate Speech
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have assured leaders of the Tutsi community they are working to protect Tutsis across the country amid rising resentment sparked... Read more »
June 21, 2012
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Uganda: Government Plans Naturalization of Refugees
The Ugandan government says it is in discussions to legalize and grant naturalization to thousands of refugees who fled into the country in the 1960s and 1990s, mainly from the... Read more »
May 4, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugees Flee Fighting Into Rwanda
Renewed heavy fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North Kivu Province has pushed some 3,000 Congolese refugees into northern Rwanda where they are in need of... Read more »
April 18, 2012
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Rwanda: Floods Displace Hundreds
Hundreds of people have been displaced and several killed by flash floods in the mountainous district of Musanze in northern Rwanda, and in the western districts of Nyabihu and... Read more »
March 14, 2012
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Uganda: Rwandan Refugees Still Reluctant to Repatriate
Thousands of Rwandan refugees living in Uganda remain unwilling to return home, citing a fear of persecution, despite the UN Refugee Agency's (UNHCR) invocation of a clause ending... Read more »
November 3, 2011
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Rwanda: Refugees Reluctant to Repatriate [analysis]
Rwandans who fled the 1994 genocide and sought asylum in other countries will lose their refugee status by the end of June 2012 if the countries hosting them follow a... Read more »
September 16, 2011
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Rwanda: Militia Members Return Home to Another Country
Mutobo is a half-way house between war and peace, where about 9,000 ex-combatants have been processed since 2001 as part of the reintegration of armed militia members from the... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Augustin Habyaremye - 'I Don't Want This Life Anymore'
At 15, Augustin Habyaremye was forcibly recruited into one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) armed groups, the Mai-Mai PARECO, but thanks to his aptitude for languages,... Read more »
September 2, 2011
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Congo-Kinshasa: Sapping the Strength of Militias [analysis]
Peter Nhimiyimana, 17, knew the risks of deserting the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). During his more than two years with the militia group in the eastern... Read more »
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