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Conflict● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 12:26 PM

UN envoy visits displaced communities in eastern DR Congo

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa

UN staffs traveled to Kimoka in North Kivu on Friday, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an area controlled by M23 rebels, to assess the situation of returnees and their living conditions in conflict-affected areas, as the country also faces its worst Ebola outbreak.

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