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Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Thousands Flee Ethnic Violence in Ituri Province
VOA, 19 June 2019
The U.N. refugee agency reports an upsurge of inter-communal violence in northeastern DR Congo's Ituri province has forced more than 300,000 people this month to flee for their… Read more »
Thousands Flee Ethnic Violence in DR Congo's Ituri Province
The Hema and Lendu ethnic groups in Ituri Province have been in conflict over land since 1999. The latest has forced more than 300,000 people to flee for their lives, according to the United Nations.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Refugees Flee as Inter-Ethnic Violence Flares
VOA, 26 June 2019
The United Nations refugee agency reports around 7,500 Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda this month to escape escalating inter-ethnic violence. Officials are screening them… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: 300,000 Flee Tit-for-Tat Ethnic Violence
RFI, 18 June 2019
Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo's northeastern Ituri province following multiple inter-ethnic attacks over the past week. Read more »
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Uganda: More Refugees Flee to Uganda As Violence Flares Up in DR Congo
East African, 26 June 2019
Uganda is struggling to contain the number of refugees coming into the country since the beginning of the month following resurgence of violence in pockets of the Democratic… Read more »
InFocus
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A visiting team from UNHCR team reports 'barbaric violence' and enormous humanitarian challenges in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo province of Ituri, bordering ... Read more »
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UN peacekeepers say they found mass graves in Ituri province, where a recent surge in violence left towns and villages in ruins and more than 260 people dead. Read more »
