Norwegian Refugee Council

DR Congo, FRPI fighters sign peace agreement in Ituri province

The Congolese government has signed a peace agreement with the Ituri Patriotic Resistance Force (FRPI), the last of large armed militias fighting in the eastern Ituri province of Democratic Republic of Congo. The signing ceremony took place Friday at Tata Akobi Stadium in Gety, a city where Congolese FARDC forces…

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Zambia plans new facility to welcome Congolese fleeing DRC

With thousands of Congolese refugees streaming across the border into neighboring Zambia, the government in Lusaka announces a new permanent refugee settlement facility will open in the Mantapala area of Nchelenge District, near Lake Mweru in the country’s far north. The center will open soon to relieve congestion at Kenani,…

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