At least 129 people have been killed in an attempted jailbreak at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s main prison, largely due to a stampede, authorities said. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, early on Tuesday, Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo said 24 inmates were shot dead by “warning” shots as
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UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo
A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the organisation said. The aircraft came under fire at around 3:00 pm (1200 GMT) during a flight to Goma, the provincial capital of Nord-Kivu province,