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DRC rebels lay down weapons

DRC rebels lay down weapons

DOZENS of militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have laid down their weapons and surrendered, the first to do so since President Felix Tshisekedi announced martial law to tackle worsening security in two eastern provinces. Around 140 men from various local armed groups sang and clapped as they handed themselves in to authorities during a ceremony in Congo's North Kivu province on Monday. Around 70 weather-beaten weapons, mostly rifles, were also turned in. Felix Tshisekedi. Picture: Flickr Congo's mineral-rich east has been convulsed with conflict since the official end to the country's second civil war in 2003. More…
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Violence flares for 3rd day in Darfur

Violence flares for 3rd day in Darfur

MILITIA fighters staged a deadly attack in Sudan's Darfur yesterday, residents said, as doctors said the death toll from a separate attack that began two days earlier in the region had risen to more than 100. The surge in violence will add to concerns about the departure of an international peacekeeping force that stopped patrolling in Darfur on January 1 ahead of its full withdrawal and replacement by a Sudanese force. The latest attack took place close to the town of Gereida, where two residents said an Arab militia had attacked members of the Fallata tribe. One resident, Mohamed Salih,…
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