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Congo seeks to lift former president Kabila's immunity over war crimes allegations
Congolese authorities have asked the country's senate to lift former President Joseph Kabila's immunity so he can face trial ...
Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, in a ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern ... Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writers Monika Pronczuk in Dakar, Senegal; Jean-Yves Kamale and Christina Malkia in ...
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Thousands of children have been raped and sexually abused in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of children have been subjected ... when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic eastern Congolese city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February.
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Congo's government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents ... when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the ...
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Senegal top court rejects bid to lift amnesty for protest deaths
DAKAR - Senegal's top court has rejected a move by lawmakers to revise an amnesty law that would have paved the way for possible prosecutions over the deaths of dozens of protesters during anti ...
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Congo's government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s government and a coalition ... when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February. M23 is one of about ...
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Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s government and a ... when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February. M23 is one of about 100 ...