region:eastern democratic republic of congo

Briefing: How Congo’s Ebola epidemic became the world’s second deadliest

More than 11 months after an Ebola outbreak was declared in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the viral disease has claimed more than 1,500 lives, infected 2,244 people, and spread across the border into neighbouring Uganda, where two deaths and three suspected cases were reported mid-June. A new confirmed case just 43 miles from South Sudan’s border was reported Monday.

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DR Congo: Army, UN Failed to Stop Massacre | Human Rights Watch

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Goma) – Congolese forces and United Nations peacekeepers failed to intervene to stop a nearby attack that killed at least 30 civilians. The attack was in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province on June 6, 2014.

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Human Rights Watch research found that a senior Congolese army officer stationed nearby, who had been repeatedly warned and informed of the attack by armed assailants in the village of Mutarule, did not act to stop the killings. Members of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, based 9 kilometers away, were also aware of the attack but did not intervene, and only visited Mutarule two days after the massacre.

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Rwanda fears drones use could breach its territorial integrity - News - www.theeastafrican.co.ke
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Rwanda fears the planned use of surveillance #drones in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by the United Nations could breach its territorial integrity.

Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi was among the Rwandans who voiced their concern over the use of surveillance drones, taking to microblogging site Twitter to voice his opinion.

“DRC needs goodwill from leadership, good governance, respect of human rights for all citizens, including Rwandophones (Kinyarwanda speaking Congolese) not the use of drones,” he said.

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