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Violence has been on the rise in the conflict-hit eastern DR Congo in recent weeks as multiple armed groups wreak havoc.

Ruphin Mapela, the territory's administrator, confirmed the toll of 15 dead and said the attack came after months of peace

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AUBIN MUKONI/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) -- At least 200 people have been killed and thousands have been forced to flee following a sharp uptick of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a "dramatic resurgence" of violence, the March ...

A civil society organization says that at least a dozen people were killed and 16 kidnapped by rebels at a mining site in eastern Congo. Rebels from the CODECO armed group attacked a gold mine Wednesday near Djugu district in Ituri province. Violence has been surging across eastern Congo, where conflict has flared for decades. More than 120 armed groups are fighting in the region, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, while some groups are trying to protect their communities...

Security situation remains volatile around Goma due to ongoing fighting between the DRC army and M23 rebels, as the latter has launched multiple offensives since last week.

UN humanitarians have said that $6 million were allocated to help Congo respond to "catastrophic flooding" affecting two million people.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday that the ...

Residents say one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma. The M23 rebels claim they have no intention to seize Goma again but warn that attacks targeting its forces “will be dealt with at their source.”

Carrying bedrolls, babies and other belongings, hundreds of people marched in the heat along a narrow roadway clogged with banged-up trucks and vans, in flight once again from the unrest that has gripped eastern Congo for decades