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At least 169 dead after devastating floods in DR Congo’s Kinshasa

The UN estimated 2.9 million people have been displaced by severe flooding in western and central Africa. The death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to rise following heavy rain and extreme flooding that has ravaged the country in recent days. At least 169 people have died …

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Kinshasa bars RwandAir from DR Congo as relations with Kigali deteriorate

Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seemed to deteriorate Saturday, May 28 after DRC barred RwandAir from the country. Patrick Muyaya, the spokesman for the Congolese government, announced that DRC has “immediately” suspended the flights, adding that a “stern warning is given to the Government of Rwanda” …

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