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Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.

CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage — mummified monkeys
The traveller said he brought the monkeys into the US for his own consumption, Ryan Bissette, a CPB spokesperson, said Sunday.

World's largest tropical peatlands, bigger than size of England: Survey
Peatlands, essentially wetland ecosystems in which waterlogging prevents plants from fully decomposing, are very crucial in slowing climate change because of their ability to store carbon.

Belgium's Africa Museum begins long road to return looted artworks to Congo
From the late 19th century to 1960, thousands of artworks including wooden statues, elephant ivory masks, manuscripts and musical instruments were likely taken by Belgian and other European collectors, scientists, explorers and soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo
