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Hundreds of people blocked roads and chanted anti-UN slogans before storming the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping mission in Goma.

Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 demonstrators have been killed in escalating anti-UN protests in eastern DR Congo, officials said on Tuesday.

The M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east has summarily executed 29 civilians since mid-June in areas under their control, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

Over 120 armed groups roam the volatile region, where conflict has displaced millions of people and civilian massacres are common

Kizza is balding prematurely, and heavy drinking is beginning to take a toll on his facial features. Before any exhumation, he drinks three 750ml bottles of dry Gin

The factors driving internal displacement are often complex and interconnected, from conflicts, climate related shocks, disasters, to rising rates of violent crime.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame sat down with our special correspondent Marc Perelman in Kigali to talk of the ceasefire agreement reached this week with the Democratic Republic of Congo to ease tensions…

Rebel group M23’s return in March ends fragile decade-long ceasefire

The statement follows Wednesday's negotiations between Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, and Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Luanda, the capital of Angola.

Both countries accuse each other of supporting rebel groups, which has caused tension in the region