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More than 20 killed in Congo mine collapse 
Map of North Kivu Congo| The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province | |
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| May. 8 |
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Girls as young as 6 raped by Congo troops, UN says
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| Mar.29 |
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Xi wraps up Africa trip in Congo
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| Mar.18 |
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War crimes suspect in US embassy. Rwanda
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| Mar.4 |
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At least 7 killed after plane crashes A plane crashed Monday evening in the center of Goma, in the eastern part of the DR Congo, killing at least seven of around 30 people on boa...
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| Feb.24 |
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DR Congo peace accord is signed Regional African leaders have signed a UN-brokered accord which aims to bring peace to the troubled eastern region of the DR Congo
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| Dec.14 |
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'Refugee numbers up' in DR Congo
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| Nov.24 |
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DR Congo rebels urged to stop war 
A summit of four African heads of state has urged rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cease fire and stop threats to depose the go...
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| Nov.23 |
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Rebel march continues in Eastern Congo Map of Sake Congo Anti-government rebels continued their march through the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, withstanding an army counterattack
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| Nov.21 |
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Congo rebels threaten new advance Rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have threatened to march on the capital, after capturing the eastern city of Goma
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| Nov.20 |
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UN condemns rebel seizure of Goma |
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| Nov.18 |
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DR Congo rebels advance on Goma Map of Goma Congo| M23 Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma | |
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| Nov.17 |
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UN condemns DR Congo rebel attack |
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| Oct.19 |
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UN to sanction Congo's M23 rebels |
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| Oct.16 |
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Rwanda leads DRC rebels, says UN |
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| Aug.21 |
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Ebola outbreak kills 10 in Congo
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| Jul.15 |
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Rwanda and DRC 'in border deal' |
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| Jul.10 |
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Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers The International Criminal Court handed down its first-ever sentence, Thomas Lubanga convicted of using child soldiers and turning them into...
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| Jul.9 |
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DRC rebels 'advancing on Goma'
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| May.27 |
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Rwanda 'backing DR Congo mutiny' |
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| Mar.4 |
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'Bad wiring' caused Congo blasts
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Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 60 Map of Brazzaville Congo A series of explosions at an ammunition depot killed 123 people and wounded hundreds more in in Brazzaville, the capital of Africa's Republic of Congo
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| Dec.21 |
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Police 'killed 24 civilians' after elections
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| Dec.9 |
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Plea for calm after DR Congo poll
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Joseph Kabila 're-elected' President Joseph Kabila obtained 49% of the vote against 32% for veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi
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| Nov.27 |
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DR Congo poll on despite violence |
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| Jul.9 |
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Plane crash in Congo kills at least 90 |
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| May.2 |
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'100 missing' as DR Congo boat capsizes |
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| Jan.18 |
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DR Congo army man 'led mass rape' |
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| Nov.11 |
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Death toll from polio outbreak nears 100 |
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| Oct.17 |
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Rape victims march against violence Many of Congo's rape survivors took to the streets to speak out against sexual violence in a country where it has become a weapon of wa
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| Oct.14 |
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DRC troops 'in rapes and murders' |
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| Oct.1 |
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Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking' |
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| Sep.7 |
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U.N.: Congo sex attacks exceed 500 U.N. officials on Tuesday put the number of rapes and other sexual attacks in eastern Congo since late July at more than 500
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| Sep.5 |
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Number of missing after boat capsizes |
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| Jul.29 |
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80 die in ferry accident
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| Jul.4 |
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Mourning declared after tanker blast
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| Jul.3 |
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Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves
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Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion Map of South Kivu Congo At least 230 people were killed and 190 injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded. It was attempting to overtake a bus
| The truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village of Sange near the eastern border. The fuel spread through the village before exploding
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| Apr.14 |
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Gang-rape crisis exposed in 4-year study |
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| Mar.27 |
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DR Congo rebel massacre is uncovered | Evidence of the massacre of at least 321 people by Lord's Resistance Army has been uncovered | |
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| Jan.2 |
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Volcano Mount Nyamuragira erupts |
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| Jan.26 |
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Lubanga denies forcing children to fight |
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| Jan.25 |
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Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial. Netherlands
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| Jan.22 |
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DR Congo rebel leader arrested| Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested | |
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| Nov.19 |
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UK, France push more UN troops in Congo |
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| Nov.18 |
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Rebels 'to withdraw troops'
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| Nov.16 |
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U.N. envoy meets Congolese rebel leader |
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| Nov.15 |
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U.N. envoy in Congo for peace talks |
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| Nov.13 |
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Oxfam: Nations failing on Congo crisis |
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| Nov.11 |
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Looting, rapes as peace fades
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| Nov.7 |
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U.N. chief: Rebels 'poisonous' for Congo |
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Summit demands action on DR Congo |
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| Nov.6 |
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Fighting on eve of peace summit
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'Civilian deaths' probed
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Cease-fire unraveling as fighting spreads A fragile cease-fire appeared to be unraveling as battles between warlord Laurent Nkunda's rebels and the army spread to another town
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| Oct.27 |
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Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma
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| Sep.5 |
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All bodies from plane crash found
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| Apr.27 |
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UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' |
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| Apr.16 |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
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| Apr.15 |
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Air crash kills more than 80
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| Feb.3 |
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Great Lakes hit by deadly quakes |
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| Jan.23 |
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Report: 5 million killed in Congo conflict
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| Nov.13 |
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Tens of thousands flee refugee camps
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| Oct.20 |
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Thousands flee amid clashes
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| Oct.4 |
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Plane crash kills 30
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| Jul.27 |
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U.N. to probe gorilla deaths |
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| May.22 |
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UN troops 'traded gold for guns' |
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| Nov.16 |
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Poll loser rejects result
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| Nov.15 |
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Kabila named winner of vote Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival
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| Oct.28 |
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War-ravaged Congo goes to polls |
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| Oct.10 |
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DR Congo children 'still armed'
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| Jul.29 |
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Congo goes to polls first time in decades 17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby
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| Dec.5 |
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Deaths, injuries reported in quake |
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| Nov.29 |
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Dozens die in train crash |
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| Feb.25 |
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U.N. troops 'die in ambush' |
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| Feb.18 |
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Plague outbreak kills 60 |
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| Jan.7 |
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U.N. accuses peacekeepers of sex abuse |
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| Jun.20 |
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DR Congo troop move irks Rwanda |
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| Jun.11 |
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Kabila: Coup attempt has failed |
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| Mar.28 |
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Arrests after 'coup bid' |
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| Nov.27 |
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Boat tragedy 'kills 200' |
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| Jul.17 |
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Government swears in rebels |
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| May.10 |
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U.N. reports 14 executions amid fighting |
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| May.9 |
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Passengers sucked out of plane The doors opened as the pressure system broke down. 129 people are presumed dead
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U.N. probe: almost 1000 dead in raids |
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| Jan.15 |
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U.N.: Rebels guilty of murder, cannibalism |
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| Jan.8 |
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Kabila murder: 26 death sentences |
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| Dec.16 |
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DR Congo peace deal signed |
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| Oct.5 |
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Rwandan troops pull out |
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| Aug.10 |
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Second mass grave found |
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| Jul.30 |
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Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
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| Jan.21 |
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Volcano survivors risk poisoning |
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| Jan.20 |
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Goma petrol station blast kills 50
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| Jan.19 |
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Half of the city has been burned Lava edged with black crust inched through the city of Goma. Lava flowed into nearby Lake Kivu
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| Jan.18 |
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Aid agencies battle volcano disaster |
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Volcano kills 45 people Red-hot lava began pouring out of Mount Nyiragongo down through the town of Goma
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| May.3 |
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50 feared dead as ferry sinks |
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| Feb.15 |
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Movement in Congo peace talks |
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| Feb.3 |
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Congo leader visits Belgium |
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| Feb.1 |
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Kabila met Rwandan President |
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| Jan.20 |
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Body of L. Kabila returns home |
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| Jan.19 |
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Kabila's son to be sworn in |
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| Jan.18 |
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Kabila's son is head of Congo |
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| Jan.17 |
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TV: Kabila wounded |
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| Jan.16 |
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Kabila killed President was shot and killed by one officer, along with 10 other men
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