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Boys' Dorm Set On Fire, Girls Cut With Machetes In Deadliest Uganda Attack
Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.
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After Fleeing Conflict, Displaced Women Face Rape In East Congo
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) treated more than 670 women - or nearly 50 per day - at three sites between April 17 and 30 who had been subjected to sexual violence.
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Family Of Peacekeeper Killed In Congo Accuses Government Of Insensitivity
Family members of BSF head constable Shishupal Singh Bagadia, who was killed in a violent protest in Congo, on Monday hit out at the government for allegedly not sharing any information with them about the attack and leaving them in the dark.
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PM Modi Speaks To UN Chief Over Death Of Indian Peacekeepers In Congo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the attack on UN mission personnel in Congo, in which two Indian peacekeepers were killed, and called for an expeditious investigation.
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India Calls For UN Security Council Meeting After Attack in DR Congo
India had called for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council after an attack on the UN mission in Congo killed Indian and Moroccan peacekeepers.
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UN Official Lauds Indian Troops For Thwarting Attack In Congo
Indian peacekeepers, as well as Blue Helmets from other nations, pushed back an attack by an armed group in Congo, a top UN official has said, lauding the peacekeepers' efforts and "proactive role" in countering these assaults on the civilian populat
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Mob Attacks Indian Businesses In Congo Amid Furore Over Student's Death
A mob attacked Indian businesses and vehicles in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday, the police said, part of ongoing fallout from a Congolese student's death in Indian police custody last week.
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Fourteen Peacekeepers, Five Congo Soldiers, Killed In Congo Attack: UN
Suspected militiamen killed at least 14 UN peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers in an attack on a United Nations base in eastern Congo on Thursday night, the UN mission said on Friday.
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51 Killed In Democratic Republic Of Congo Machete Attack: Watchdog
Civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo today said the number of people hacked to death in the restive east this weekend has risen to 51.
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African Students Call Off Protest After Government Assurance
A group of African students in the national capital today called off a demonstration to protest the spate of assaults against the community after the government assured them of better security.
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Boys' Dorm Set On Fire, Girls Cut With Machetes In Deadliest Uganda Attack
Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.
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After Fleeing Conflict, Displaced Women Face Rape In East Congo
Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) treated more than 670 women - or nearly 50 per day - at three sites between April 17 and 30 who had been subjected to sexual violence.
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Family Of Peacekeeper Killed In Congo Accuses Government Of Insensitivity
Family members of BSF head constable Shishupal Singh Bagadia, who was killed in a violent protest in Congo, on Monday hit out at the government for allegedly not sharing any information with them about the attack and leaving them in the dark.
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PM Modi Speaks To UN Chief Over Death Of Indian Peacekeepers In Congo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the attack on UN mission personnel in Congo, in which two Indian peacekeepers were killed, and called for an expeditious investigation.
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India Calls For UN Security Council Meeting After Attack in DR Congo
India had called for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council after an attack on the UN mission in Congo killed Indian and Moroccan peacekeepers.
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UN Official Lauds Indian Troops For Thwarting Attack In Congo
Indian peacekeepers, as well as Blue Helmets from other nations, pushed back an attack by an armed group in Congo, a top UN official has said, lauding the peacekeepers' efforts and "proactive role" in countering these assaults on the civilian populat
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Mob Attacks Indian Businesses In Congo Amid Furore Over Student's Death
A mob attacked Indian businesses and vehicles in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday, the police said, part of ongoing fallout from a Congolese student's death in Indian police custody last week.
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Fourteen Peacekeepers, Five Congo Soldiers, Killed In Congo Attack: UN
Suspected militiamen killed at least 14 UN peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers in an attack on a United Nations base in eastern Congo on Thursday night, the UN mission said on Friday.
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51 Killed In Democratic Republic Of Congo Machete Attack: Watchdog
Civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo today said the number of people hacked to death in the restive east this weekend has risen to 51.
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African Students Call Off Protest After Government Assurance
A group of African students in the national capital today called off a demonstration to protest the spate of assaults against the community after the government assured them of better security.
