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Already high tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa have risen sharply after Rwanda’s defence forces shot at a Congolese warplane they accuse of violating Rwandan airspace. In this Q&A, Crisis Group examines why the situation has deteriorated and outlines pathways toward de-escalation.

Catholic bishops in South Sudan welcome Pope Francis upcoming visit as a blessing in a difficult year

Another CODECO militia attack reportedly kills 7 people in DR Congo: UN-

UNITED NATIONS -- The armed militia group CODECO reportedly killed seven people in a displaced persons camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN

Mass graves found in DR Congos eastern Ituri Province: UN-

Mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians have been discovered in northeastern Congo after a series of weekend attacks blamed on a local militia, the United Nations said Wednesday.

This article is about the discovery of at least 49 bodies in a mass grave in two villages in Ituri province, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by the United Nations peacekeeping mission.

There was another attack by CODECO militia overnight in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), “the attack took place at the Plaine Savo camp for displaced people, nine kilometres east of Djugu. Seven people were reportedly killed and many others fled the site,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- Mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians have been discovered in northeastern Congo after a series of weekend attacks

U.S. BARDA awarded Sabin Vaccine Institute multi-year Ebola Sudan and Marburg vaccine development contract