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AFRICA UPDATE: Rwanda Says It Will Not Accept Dr Congo Refugees Any More + More
22 Jan 2025 22:58 GMT
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In Congo, refugees risk returning home to escape violations in camps
11 Oct 2024 12:52 GMT
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, official estimates show that seven million people have been forced out of their homes by constant violent clashes and natural disasters.
Now faced with uncertainty, some of those displaced have chosen to return to their …
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Daybreak Africa: Aid group MFS calls for improved security at Congo refugee camps
12 Aug 2024 04:44 GMT
Daybreak Africa: Aid groups report alarming rates of violence in and around displacement camps in eastern DRC. Plus, Rwanda's president emphasizes regional peace in inauguration speech. Malawi’s president Chakwera is endorsed for 2025 elections as …
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A chess club for kids thrives in a Congo refugee camp. It’s about more than the game
10 Aug 2024 04:55 GMT
KANYARUCHINYA, Congo (AP) — Children sit on the dirt, their clothes ragged and torn, their shoes punctured with holes, but their eyes bright and fixed on what’s playing out in front of them.
In a corner of a refugee camp in conflict-wracked eastern Congo, …
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21-year-old Congo refugee drowns in Lake Erie, officials say
26 May 2024 21:39 GMT
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - The family of a young man who drowned in Ohio is remembering him as a dutiful son with a beautiful heart.
According to officials, 21-year-old Jeremie Byiringiro died Wednesday after drowning in Lake Erie at Edgewater …
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Artillery shelling kills at least 14 in Congo refugee camp
03 May 2024 20:21 GMT
Open this photo in gallery:People gather near an explosion in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May, 3.Moses Sawasawa/The Associated Press
At least 14 people, including several children, have been killed by …
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Democratic Republic of Congo refugee joins Spokane Police Department
09 Apr 2024 22:50 GMT
SPOKANE, Wash. – Balinda Kizombo is a proud volunteer of the Spokane Police Department Reserve Unit. He graduated from the academy last fall and volunteers 20 hours a month doing the same tasks as full-time officers.
He says he fell in love with the …
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Humanitarian crisis unfolds as Tanzania struggles to support the growing number of Congo Refugees
22 Aug 2023 15:51 GMT
Authorities in Dodoma pleaded with aid organizations to assist refugees housed in camps. It came after the World Food Programme said earlier that it would reduce food distribution for refugees in Tanzania owing to a serious financial shortage.
The nation …
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Congo refugees join foster grandparents program
21 Jul 2023 11:14 GMT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — We can always keep learning, and that is why two grandparents from the Congo went back to the first grade.
In Kent County, people who are 55 and up can apply for the Senior Neighbors’ Foster Grandparents Program. The program …
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113 DR Congo refugees flee to Uganda after rebel attacks
12 Jun 2023 18:10 GMT
KAMPALA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- At least 113 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have crossed into Uganda following attacks by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern DRC, a relief organization said here on Monday.
The Uganda Red …