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Congo Crisis Leads To Huge Influx Of Refugees To Uganda, Overburdens Resources: UNHCR
The UN refugee agency has stated that more than 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...
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DR Congo Crisis - 41,700 Refugees Have Fled Violence to Uganda
Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, "sexual violence and other traumatic experience ...
Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DRC’s Virunga National Park
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s ...
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UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
GENEVA – Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the ...
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How DRC conflict is hurting business at Katuna border
Business owners at Katuna border have ... a directive by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to temporarily halt the transit of trucks to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Uganda engages DR Congo following attack on humanitarian aircraft
KAMPALA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Uganda is engaging with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after militants fired at a humanitarian aircraft in eastern DRC, killing one person, a military ...
DRC conflict: Why peace remains elusive
As Angola steps back from its role as mediator in the DRC's conflict, peace efforts face new uncertainties. Challenges such ...
DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda, says UNHCR
Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since January, many of them having witnessed killings, "sexual violence and other traumatic experience ...