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DR Congo expels UN peacekeeping mission spokesman following protests

Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesman of the U.N. peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, to leave the country, blaming him for stoking tensions that led to deadly protests last week. Thirty-six people, including four U.N. peacekeepers, were killed last week as hundreds of protesters vandalised and set fire to U.N. buildings in several cities in… Read More DR Congo expels UN peacekeeping mission spokesman following protests

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Four dead as anti-UN protests intensify in DR Congo

Four people protesting against a United Nations peacekeeping mission were killed on Wednesday in the Congolese city of Uvira when troops fired warning shots which hit an electric cable that fell on them, officials said. Three U.N. peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed on Tuesday in protests against the mission in eastern Democratic… Read More Four dead as anti-UN protests intensify in DR Congo

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Police beat journalist, fire tear gas at election protesters in Congo

Police beat a journalist and fired tear gas to disperse a small crowd in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa on Wednesday during an opposition protest over alleged election meddling, eyewitnesses said. Around 20 protesters gathered in response to a call by opposition leader Martin Fayulu and were met with stiff resistance from police. Police… Read More Police beat journalist, fire tear gas at election protesters in Congo

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Six dead as security forces crackdown protest in DR Congo

Six people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the UN said, as the authorities cracked down on a banned protest against President Joseph Kabila. Witnesses said security forces fired live rounds and tear gas in Kinshasa to disperse demonstrators who had gathered after Catholic church leaders called for a mass peaceful… Read More Six dead as security forces crackdown protest in DR Congo

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