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United Nations blue helmets from Morocco under the MONUSCO umbrella patrol in the territory of Nyiragongo , north of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) ** FILE **

Congo’s mineral wealth fuels deadly conflict amid U.N. withdrawal plans

By Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga - Associated Press

Nelly Shukuru, 51, hold the scarf she had planned on using to hang herself after spending three years displaced in the Lushagala camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

By Sam Mednick and Ruth Alonga - Associated Press

A health worker attends to a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Congo begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

By Ruth Alonga - Associated Press

Sarah Bagheni, in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, suspects she may be infected with Mpox after the World Health Organization had declared Thursday, Aug, 15, 2024, the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Mpox spirals again into a global health emergency due to Congo’s humanitarian crisis

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People gather in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Monday, May 6, 2024, to mourn the victims of the Mugunga Camp attack three days earlier. The signs read: 'Yes to peace, No to war' and 'Attacking civilians is a war crime.' (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Families of victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead

By Ruth Alonga and Mark Banchereau - Associated Press

People displaced by the ongoing fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels gather in a camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The U.N. human rights chief says the world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo as conflicts continue in places like Ukraine and Gaza. He visited the region and called for peace and support for millions repeatedly displaced. Eastern Congo has long been overrun by more than 120 armed groups seeking to control the region’s rich resources as they carry out mass killings. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

The U.N. rights chief says eastern Congo’s escalating violence is being forgotten by the world

By Ruth Alonga - Associated Press

A woman who was wounded in ongoing fighting between M-23 rebel forces and Congolese forces in the Sake region West of Goma, eastern Congo, lies on her hospital bed in Goma, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. In recent days, main roads around Goma and Sake, routes that are crucial for the movement of civilians, goods, and humanitarian aid, have become impassable due to intensified fighting, further restricting access to essential services and supplies said humanitarian aid organisation, Mercy Corps. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates

By Ruth Alonga - Associated Press

A woman looks for her name at a voting station in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Congo is heading to the polls to vote for president as authorities scramble to finalize preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenge. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congo votes for president as conflict and smudged ballots lead to fears election won’t be credible

By Sam Mednick - Associated Press

Arrested members of the Wazalendo sect are sat and lined up in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. More than 40 people died and dozens were injured in clashes in the Congolese city of Goma between protesters from the Wazalendo religious sect and the armed forces, national authorities said. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Two military officers are arrested in Congo for leading a protest crackdown that killed 43 people

By Justin Kabumba - Associated Press

Arrested members of the Wazalendo sect are sat and lined up in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. More than 40 people died and dozens were injured in clashes in the Congolese city of Goma between protesters from the Wazalendo religious sect and the armed forces, national authorities said. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

The Congolese military is accused of a deadly crackdown on a religious sect, killing at least 43

By Zane Irwin - Associated Press

Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 20 kms ( 12 miles) North of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday Oct. 28, 2022. Hundreds have been killed and nearly 200,000 people displaced since fighting erupted a year ago. Congo has long accused Rwanda of backing the rebels. (AP Photo/Justin Kabumba)

Congo expels Rwandan ambassador after new rebel advance

By Justin Kabumba - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, United Nations peacekeepers guard the area where a U.N. convoy was attacked and the Italian ambassador to Congo killed, in Nyiragongo, North Kivu province, Congo Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The Italian ambassador to Congo Luca Attanasio, an Italian carabineri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday in an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said. (AP Photo/Justin Kabumba)

Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Residents march to raise awareness about Ebola, in the city of Goma, in eastern Congo Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Hundreds gathered in Goma to support Ebola response teams that have seen increasing attacks and resistance among communities where Ebola continues to spread after killing at least 1,800 people in the year since the outbreak began. (AP Photo/Justin Kabumba)

Hundreds gather in Goma, Congo for “Stop Ebola” march

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO - Associated Press

2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press

A view of the Poids Lourd checkpoint on the border between Congo and Rwanda, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Congo's presidency says the border is open again with Rwanda hours after its eastern neighbor closed it over the deadly Ebola outbreak. Congo had protested the closure, which went against international health recommendations. The closure occurred Thursday morning as the first case of direct transmission of the Ebola virus was confirmed in Goma, the Congo city of more than 2 million people on the Rwandan border. (AP Photo)

CDC sends a dozen staffers to new Ebola hot spot in Democratic Republic of Congo

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, July 14, 2019, file photo, burial workers put on protective gear before carrying the remains of Mussa Kathembo, an Islamic scholar who had prayed over those who were sick, and his wife, Asiya, to their final resting place in Beni, Congo. Both died of Ebola. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

1-year-old daughter of Congo man who died of Ebola has virus

By Saleh Mwanamilongo and Ignatius Ssuuna - Associated Press

The Latest: Wife of Ebola victim in Goma has the virus

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People wash their hands at the Congo side of the Poids Lourd checkpoint at the border between Congo and Rwanda, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Congo's presidency says the border is open again with Rwanda hours after its eastern neighbor closed it over the deadly Ebola outbreak. The closure occurred Thursday morning as the first case of direct transmission of the Ebola virus was confirmed in Goma, the Congo city of more than 2 million people on the Rwandan border.(AP Photo)

A timeline of Congo’s latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak

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In this Sunday, July 14, 2019 photo, Red Cross workers carry the remains of 16-month-old Muhindo Kakinire from the morgue into a truck as health workers disinfect the area in Beni, Congo. The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak an international emergency. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

2nd person dies from Ebola in Congo’s city of Goma

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARA ANNA - Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 13, 2019, file photo, health workers wearing protective gear check on a patient isolated in a plastic cube at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, Congo. On July 17, the World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak an international emergency after it spread to eastern Congo's biggest city, Goma. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Congo officials say 2nd Ebola case confirmed in city of Goma

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO - Associated Press