Thousands of Refugees Flee Ethnic Clashes in DRC

Inter-ethnic clashes in Democratic Republic of Congo have sent some 16,000 refugees fleeing for their lives into neighboring Congo-Brazzaville, the U.N. refugee agency reports.  The largely dormant, long-standing rivalry between the Banunu and Batende communities in Mai-Ndombe province in the western DRC erupted with deadly force Dec. 29, 2018. The dispute reportedly has killed dozens, with around 150 injured among those fleeing across the border in the largest influx of refugees...

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