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New fighting flares in DR Congo

A new round of clashes has broken out in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as United Nations troops deploy to stop bitter ethnic fighting in the town of Bunia. The latest fighting is in North Kivu province between the rebel RCD-Goma and the RCD-ML groups, a separate conflict to that between ethnic Hema and Lendu militias around Bunia.Thousands of people have been fleeing the town of Lubero, some 250 kilometres south-west of Bunia, where the fighting is concentrated. The latest fighting is taking place as a United Nations peace mission visits the country. Full Story