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Congo-Kinshasa: Unrest in Kasai Province Puts Question Mark Over Elections
RFI, 16 June 2017
The European Parliament says that ongoing violence in DR Congo's central Kasai region risks undermining the timing of upcoming elections. On Wednesday, the EU joined calls by the… Read more »
Kasai Violence Raises Questions About DR Congo Elections - EU
The European Union has joined the UN's call for an urgent inquiry into serious rights abuses in Kasai, saying that ongoing violence in the region risks undermining the timing of upcoming elections.
UDPS provincial leaders organise a peaceful demonstration in Mbuji Mayi to press for the reopening of voter registration centres in Kasai Oriental. Several thousand protestors participate. congo-kinshasa
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Congo-Kinshasa: The Factions That Make Up the Country's Fragmented Landscape
African Arguments, 15 June 2017
Explaining who's on whose side in the country's complex political mosaic. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict in Central Congo Forces 150,000 Children Out of School - UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 June 2017
More than 600 primary and secondary schools have been damaged by attacks Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Exclusive Report - DRC Massacre Villages Await UN Inquiry
RFI, 13 June 2017
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights last week called for an international probe into abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southern Kasai region, following murder,… Read more »
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16 June 2017
President Kabila revisits troubled Kasai region
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More than 400 people have been killed in fighting during the past year in the Democratic Republic of Congo. see more »
