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Rwandan and Congolese leaders to meet over eastern DRC conflict

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi were set to join talks in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders convened in a bid to defuse the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has …

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Uganda sees ‘fastest roll-out’ for Ebola vaccine trial: WHO

The World Health Organization’s emergencies director on Friday praised the “fastest roll-out” of an Ebola vaccine trial in the midst of an epidemic, as Uganda responded to its latest outbreak.The death of a nurse last week marked Uganda’s sixth outbreak of Ebola Sudan, for which there is no approved vaccine. Of the five other Ebola …

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DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.M23 fighters and Rwandan troops seized the city of Goma last week …

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UN rights council launches probe of abuses in east DRC

The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly clashes gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.The DR Congo itself requested the urgent meeting of the UN’s top rights body to jolt the international community into action over the escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 …

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Breakaway Somaliland’s opposition leader wins presidential poll

Somaliland’s opposition leader has won the presidency of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to election results released Tuesday, an outcome that signalled a rejection of the establishment and a call for change.The territory’s decades-long push for international recognition is likely to be a top priority when Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, popularly known as “Irro”, takes …

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UN warns worst may be yet to come if east DRC violence spreads

The United Nations warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region.UN human rights chief Volker Turk said civilians in eastern DRC were suffering and insisted there could be no military solution to the conflict.Turk was addressing a special …

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UN rights council mulls probe of abuses in east DRC

The UN Human Rights Council will decide Friday whether to launch an international investigation into alleged violations and abuses committed as deadly clashes gripped the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.DR Congo requested the urgent meeting of the UN’s top rights body to discuss escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 in North and South Kivu …

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