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BUKAVU: Two Pygmies and six militiamen were killed in a DR Congo army offensive to dislodge them from a national park which houses the world’s largest gorilla species, officials said on Saturday. Friday’s operation in the Kahozi-Biega park, the only place in the world where the Grauer’s gorilla roam in the wild, also saw around 90 huts torched. Congloese authorities accuse militia groups of illegal mining in the area and using local Pygmies as a cover. “In a joint operation with the Arm...

Eight killed in DR Congo July 25, 2021 Bukavu, DR Congo: Two Pygmies and six militiamen were killed in a DR Congo army offensive to dislodge them from a national park which houses the world’s largest gorilla species, officials said on Saturday. Friday’s operation in the Kahozi-Biega park, the only place in the world where the Grauer’s gorilla roams in the wild, also saw around 90 huts torched. "In a joint operation with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and fo...