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One local official, Jean-Pierre Bikilisende, of the rural Mungwalu settlement in Djugu, Ituri, said the CODECO militia had carried out the attack on the artisanal mine

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Dozens of people were killed and many more are missing after armed men raided a mining encampment near the town of Mongwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province on Sunday, three civil society leaders said.

Congolese government officials say that rebels in eastern Congo attacked a village near a mine in Ituri province, killing at least 52 people

The DRC government had declared martial law in Ituri and its neighbouring North Kivu province to quell the violence.

Cape Town-based artist Robert Rorich’s latest exhibition, ‘Transcendence’, is a call to action to conserve the Earth we share with nature.

The conference between the DRC government and the rebel groups was an arena for blame games, amid feelings of isolation by some.

There are much more promising strategies that could help bring sustainable peace to the region.

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Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.