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Chad holds presidential election as Deby vies to extend rule

Chadian President Idriss Deby gestures during a campaign rally in Ndjamena, Chad, April 8, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Moumine Ngarmbassa

By Madjiasra Nako

10/04/2016

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad voted in a presidential election on Sunday with incumbent Idriss Deby running for a fifth term in office, arguing that only his government can maintain stability in the face of a threat from Islamist militants.

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EU and US condemn post-election violence in Republic of Congo

Anti-government protesters set up barricades on a road in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, April 4, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Roch Bouka

08/04/2016

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - The European Union on Thursday condemned what it said were human rights abuses in Republic of Congo during violence following the country's March 20 election, echoing similar concerns voiced by the U.S. State Department.

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Eleven Congo women, girls say pregnant by Tanzania peacekeepers: U.N

U.N. peacekeepers from Tanzania hold their weapons as they patrol outside Goma during a visit by officials from the U.N. Security Council in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, October 6, 2013. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Kenny Katombe

By Michelle Nichols

06/04/2016

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Tanzania will investigate accusations that some of its peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo abused and exploited five women and six girls, leaving them all pregnant, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

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Congo opposition calls on government to end 'war operations'

People fleeing violence gather at the Catholic Church of Moungali, one day after three police officers and two gunmen were killed in heavy fighting touched off by President Denis Sassou Nguesso's disputed re-election, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, April 5, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Roch Bouka

05/04/2016

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - The two main opposition alliances in Congo urged the international community on Tuesday to help restore dialogue with the government after clashes erupted in the wake of President Denis Sassou Nguesso's disputed re-election.

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Congo police, gunmen exchange fire in wake disputed of election

Smoke rises near the compound of the local government office of Makelekele, which was set on fire by opposition supporters, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, April 4, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Roch Bouka

By Christian Elion

04/04/2016

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Gunbattles rocked the capital of Congo Republic on Monday, shattering a relative calm that had followed President Denis Sassou Nguesso's re-election in a disputed poll last month.

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