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A member of FIB stands guard in the Beni region where the UN backed the FARDC in an operation (March 2014). Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

DR CONGO: UN SPECIAL ENVOY CONDEMNS 'TREND OF MASSACRES' IN EASTERN PROVINCE

The security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is "worsening," a senior United Nations official has warned, citing an escalating trend of massacres in the town of Beni – the site of continuing flare-ups of deadly violence between armed groups, including Ugandan-based rebels operating in the area. Read more


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Visiting the site of a recent flare-up of deadly violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations and African Union (AU) envoys met with the Mayor of the town of Beni, Congolese military officials and local leaders, urging a united front to "put an end to the terror imposed on the population by armed groups," including Ugandan-based rebels operating in the area. Read more


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