Kinshasa, Feb 24, 2025 (AFP) - Crime rises as life resumes in war-torn east DR Congo: UN

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2025-02-24
Crime has increased in eastern DR Congo's two major cities which were recently seized by the Rwanda-backed M23, the UN's humanitarian agency said Monday, although life is beginning to return to normal. The M23 now controls large parts of east Democratic Republic of Congo, a region rich in natural resources that has been blighted by various conflicts over the last 30 years. M23 fighters took control of South Kivu provincial capital Bukavu just ove......
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