The United Nations says it will suspend the operational support given to certain units of the DR Congo army fighting in the east of the country over the alleged murder of more than 60 civilians this year.
In this Edition: FRANCE 24 looks at the growing human cost of a UN-backed government operation to crack down on rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In reprisal for recent offensives by the regular Congolese army, Hutu militias are attacking civilian populations in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the village of Luofu, 250 homes were set on fire and five children burned alive.
In this edition: the Congolese regular army running away from rebel troops in North Kivu; a portrait of DR Congo's President Joseph Kabila; Nigerian singer Asa receives France's Constantin Prize for new musical talent.
In this edition: Renewed fighting in the North Kivu province, Ivory Coast's opposition leader Alassane Ouattara campaigns for the presidential election and Rwanda's decision to ditch French for English
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