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Thousands join DR Congo army to fight M23 rebels amid Rwanda tensions

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army says more than 3,000 people have responded to a call by President Felix Tshisekedi for volunteers to help fight another armed group, M23. The armed group is widely believed to be supported by neighbouring Rwanda – a claim the government in Kigali denies. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb has more from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #DRCongo #DRC #M23 #NorthKivu #Goma #Rwanda #DRCViolence #EasternDRCViolence

Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on UN convoy in DRC

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0 Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Italian policeman and their Congolese driver have been killed in an ambush on a World Food Programme convoy in the eastern DRC. Luca Attanasio was on a mission in North Kivu province, an area teeming with armed groups. No police or security forces accompanied them. Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio expressed his “great dismay and immense sorrow” over the attack. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #WFP #LucaAttanasio