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The M23 rebel group has denied shooting down a UN helicopter that crashed on Sunday while carrying peacekeepers on a reconnaissance mission in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC reports. According to the rebel group, the Congolese army is responsible for the attack because it shot down the UN …

At least 62 rebels surrender in a joint operation by the Ugandan People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern DR congo. The ceremony took place on Monday after the UPDF convoy entered DR Congo …