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CODECO militia was responsible for the killings. The attack took place at at a displaced persons` camp. CODECO is one of an array of militias operating in eastern Congo.

The death toll from the disaster has risen to 31. OCHA tallied 40 adults missing during its needs assessment In the initial panic, 13 people died, mostly from traffic accidents, as they fled a lava stream headed toward the city, the UN office said

About 1,000 houses were destroyed and more than 5,000 people displaced by the eruption, the United Nations has said

UNSC had arranged a debate on the safety and security of UN peacekeepers India's Deputy Permanent Representative Nagaraj Naidu was speaking at the debate India has contributed in many ways to strengthen UN peacekeeping

Nyiragongo`s last eruption in 2002 killed 250 people and left 120,000 homeless. It is one of the world`s most active volcanoes and is considered among the most dangerous.

Photos and videos on social media showed hundreds of people, some of whom could be heard wailing on a hillside around the mine-shaft entrance.

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola virus is spreading in western Democratic Republic of Congo, with nearly 50 known cases across a large region bordering the Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.

The company said the 19-seater Dornier 228-200 had 16 passengers and two crew members on board. There was no word yet on what might have caused the accident.

At least 24 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a local lawmaker and a rescue worker said.

India is the second largest troop contributor to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), with 2,624 peacekeepers and 274 police personnel deployed as of March 2019. 

Valerie pulls a pair of blue shorts and a small white shirt out of a plastic bag. The shirt is stained with blood. It`s the school uniform of her eight-year-old son Nathanael, who was kidnapped on his way to class in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The woman, owner of the restaurant, reportedly served a dish of beans containing pieces of a local fish. The group of rebels, convinced that their protection charm has been breach sentence her to commit incest.

A military transport plane belonging to the Congolese army crashed near Kinshasa on Saturday, killing "several dozen" people, military and airport sources told AFP.

The bodies of 17 civilians apparently fleeing violence in the troubled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo were found in Lake Edward, a local official said today.

Congolese security forces killed at least 18 Burundian refugees during clashes over plans to send some of them home, local activists and a diplomatic source said. 

Washington pays 28.5 percent of the $7.9 billion budget for peacekeeping and 22 percent of the UN`s core budget of $5.4 billion.

The State Department downgraded China in its annual "Trafficking in Persons Report," saying Beijing is doing little to combat the phenomenon or protect its victims. 

More than 3,300 people have been killed in the volatile Kasai provinces of central Congo since August, according to a document released today by the Catholic church, as the UN called for an international investigation.

WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti on May 13 visited Kinshasa to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in order to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

As of February, there were 7,606 Indians serving in the peacekeeping operations, the second largest contingent, after Ethiopia with 8,321.