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Ebola-hit Congolese town stages mock vote to protest at ban

Residents of an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo staged a mock presidential election on Sunday to show the authorities a decision to postpone the vote there due to health fears was unfounded.

Source: Reuters

Congolese soldiers fire in air to disperse election protesters

Soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Beni fired in the air on Thursday to disperse people protesting outside the electoral commission’s office about their exclusion from Sunday’s presidential vote, a witness told Reuters.

Source: Reuters

Congolese boy who traveled to US to have facial tumor removed dies – CNN

Congolese boy who traveled to US to have facial tumor removed dies CNN

A Congolese boy who traveled to the United States to have a tumor removed from his face died Friday, the organization who sponsored him said in a statement.

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8-year-old Congolese boy dies after undergoing surgery in Los Angeles to remove facial tumor – KABC-TV

8-year-old Congolese boy dies after undergoing surgery in Los Angeles to remove facial tumor KABC-TV

An 8-year-old boy who came to Los Angeles to have a massive tumor removed from his face died Friday night due to a rare genetic reaction to anesthesia, the …

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Twelve Congolese soldiers killed in clashes in Ebola-hit east

Twelve Congolese soldiers were killed and dozens wounded in clashes with militias on Wednesday in which seven U.N peacekeepers were also killed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola-hit east, government spokesman Lambert Mende said.

Source: Reuters

U.N. condemns human rights abuses in expulsion of Congolese from Angola

The United Nations human rights office on Friday condemned “serious human rights abuses” committed in the mass deportation of 330,000 Congolese from Angola and called on perpetrators to be held to account.

Source: Reuters

Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist, champions in fight against rape in war, win Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Source: Reuters

Congolese doctor dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to victims of sexual violence

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize-winner Denis Mukwege on Friday dedicated his award to all women affected by rape and sexual violence.

Source: Reuters

Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence

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Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence

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Congolese doctor and Yazidi activist win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” (Oct. 5)

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Nobel Peace Prize award to Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad

Following is the text of the Nobel Peace Prize award for 2018 on Friday to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad:

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Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Source: Reuters

Attack on Congolese Red Cross Ebola ambulance wounds three volunteers

(This Oct. 3 story corrects headline, paragraph 1 to show volunteers were from Congolese Red Cross, not ICRC)

Source: Reuters

Congolese activists convicted of inciting anti-Kabila protests

A Congolese court on Tuesday sentenced four pro-democracy activists to a year in prison for inciting protests against President Joseph Kabila, their lawyer said.

Source: Reuters

Former Congolese military leader: I am not 'the Terminator'

A former Congo military leader on trial for charges ranging from murder and rape to conscripting child soldiers and sexual slavery told judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday that he was “a revolutionary, but not a criminal”.

Source: Reuters

Former Congolese warlord Bemba makes his case to stand in presidential vote

Former Congolese warlord and vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba said on Tuesday that he believed he would be the best candidate to represent the opposition in December’s presidential election but that he was open to supporting another candidate.

Source: Reuters

War crimes judges order release of Congolese ex-vice president Bemba

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered the release of Congolese ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba following his acquittal last week on war crimes charges.

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Former Congolese Vice President Cleared Of War Crimes Conviction On Appeal

Jean-Pierre Bemba had been found guilty for rapes and murders his troops carried out in the early 2000s. But the International Criminal Court found Friday that he “cannot be held criminally liable.”

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Ebola-hit Congolese town stages mock vote to protest at ban

Congolese soldiers fire in air to disperse election protesters

Congolese boy who traveled to US to have facial tumor removed dies – CNN

8-year-old Congolese boy dies after undergoing surgery in Los Angeles to remove facial tumor – KABC-TV

Twelve Congolese soldiers killed in clashes in Ebola-hit east

U.N. condemns human rights abuses in expulsion of Congolese from Angola

Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist, champions in fight against rape in war, win Nobel Peace Prize

Congolese doctor dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to victims of sexual violence

Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence

Congolese doctor, Yazidi activist win Nobel Peace Prize for combating sexual violence

Congolese doctor and Yazidi activist win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize award to Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad

Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

Attack on Congolese Red Cross Ebola ambulance wounds three volunteers

Congolese activists convicted of inciting anti-Kabila protests

Former Congolese military leader: I am not 'the Terminator'

Former Congolese warlord Bemba makes his case to stand in presidential vote

War crimes judges order release of Congolese ex-vice president Bemba

Former Congolese Vice President Cleared Of War Crimes Conviction On Appeal

ICC overturns war crimes conviction of Congolese politician Bemba

Five killed, including two Congolese security forces, in Banro attack

Rwanda police arrest 23 Congolese refugees after violence in camp

Eight in ten Congolese disapprove of President Kabila: poll