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DR Congo elections: more than 8,000 voting machines burntSpeed Read President’s top advisor says ‘criminals’ behind massive fire just days before presidential election
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Ebola outbreak threatens city of a million people in DR CongoSpeed Read Experimental vaccine rushed to the city of Mbandaka after confirmed case of the deadly virus
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Democratic Republic of the Congo on verge of breakdownIn Depth Spiralling violence following Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down could lead to a vast humanitarian crisis
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Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the CongoSpeed Read World Health Organisation confirms resurgence of deadly disease one year after end of epidemic in West Africa
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Apple, Samsung, and Sony accused of child labour linksSpeed Read Amnesty International report claims children as young as seven are working in life-threatening conditions
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British oil firm 'paid soldiers who silenced opposition'In Depth Soco International accused of paying soldiers who beat, intimidated and killed opponents of oil exploration
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Robocops brought in to direct the traffic in KinshasaSpeed Read 'People don't respect the traffic police,' said one Congolese taxi driver. 'We should respect the robot'
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Apple to name and shame its own 'conflict mineral' suppliersSpeed Read Tech industry under pressure to stop using minerals supplied by violent militias in Africa
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