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Goma (DRC): Burundian soldiers deployed in the context of the EAC quit their positions

Elements of the Burundian army on mission in the province of North Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo have left the cities of Kitschanga and Mweso in the territory of

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Cibitoke: defection of Burundian soldiers who should be deployed in DRC

Three Burundian soldiers from the 112th battalion in Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi) defected early this week while on their way to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Soldiers say they are

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DRC-Masisi : new violent fighting between the M23 and local armed groups in the Bashali chiefdom

Violent clashes between local armed groups and M23 rebels in the territory of Masisi in North Kivu have caused massive displacements of civilian populations since Sunday evening. According to the

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Beni (DRC) : an ADF attack in Kasindi-Lubiriha leaves three dead, including an attacker

Last Friday, attackers carried out an armed attack at the Kasindi-Rubiriha border post. It is in the Basongora groupment in the Beni territory in North Kivu (eastern DRC). At least

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Kayokwe : two women detained for infanticide

Irakoze Josiane, 19 years old, is detained in the cell of the Kayokwe district police station in Mwaro province (central Burundi). She is accused of killing the baby she gave

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Buganda: a Burundian army’s contingent and trucks loaded with ammunition cross the Rusizi towards DRC

An entire Burundian soldiers compagny equipped with an arsenal of heavy and light weapons was seen on the banks of the Rusizi River, bordering the DRC on transverse road 6

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Nyiragongo : a group of armed young people arrested in Rukoko

The Congolese security services got their hands, on this Thursday, a band of armed young people in the village of Rukoko, Munigi groupment in the territory of Nyiragongo. It is north

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North Kivu : 48 hours is the ultimatum set by local armed groups to the regional force to leave the DRC

This Wednesday, local armed self-defense groups issued an ultimatum to the regional EAC force to leave its positions in Masisi, Rutshuru and Nyiragongo. It is in the province of North

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North Kivu: part of the Busanza groupment annexed by Uganda ?

Residents of the Busanza groupement in the Rutshuru territory in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC) say Uganda has moved boundary markers marking the border between this country and the

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DRC (North Kivu): the M23 returns to old positions

The March 23 Movement (M23) has recaptured localities that it had ceded as part of the ceasefire demanded by the Heads of State of the East African Community since December